(meteorobs) Obs: 23 August 2009

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

Paul Martsching
Iowa Star Party: Whiterock conservancy star field
NW Guthrie County, Iowa; 6 miles SE of Coon Rapids, Carroll County, Iowa

Long: 94 deg 38 min 30.6 sec W  Lat: 41 deg 48 min 15 sec N  Elevation: 1,265 feet
Method: Visual; paper, pencil and talking clock

Observed Showers:
Antihelion: mentioned in hourly summaries only if any seen during that hour
Kappa Cygnids
Perseids
Sporadics

At my age I cannot perceive any sky being darker that 6.2 no matter how dark it really is.

23 August 2009 02:20 - 10:00 UT Break 05:20-05;30 UT
(22/23 Aug 2009 09:20 pm - 05:00 am CDST Break 12:20 - 12:30 am)

02:20-03:20 UT 63 deg F; dew pt 59 deg F; calm; clear; LM 5.9; twilight in NW; facing N 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Kappa Cygnids: three: -2; +2; +3  (-2 yellow; thru Bowl of Big Dipper)
Perseids: none
Sporadics: three: 0; +3(2)
Total meteors: six

03:20-04:20 UT 59 deg F; dew pt 55 deg F; calm; clear; LM 6.2; facing N 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Kappa Cygnids: none
Perseids: none
Sporadics: six: -2; +1; +2; +3(2); +4
Total meteors: six

04:20-05:20 UT 55 deg F; dew pt 54 deg F; calm; clear; LM 6.2; facing N 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Kappa Cygnids: one: +2
Perseids: none
Sporadics: six: -1; 0; +2; +3(2); +5
Total meteors: seven

Break 05:20-05:30 UT

05:30-06:30 UT 55 deg F; dew pt 52 deg F; calm; clear; LM 6.2; facing N 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Kappa Cygnids: none
Perseids: two: +1; +3
Sporadics: eight: 0; +1; +2(2); +3(3); +4
Total meteors: ten

06:30-07:30 UT 54 deg F; dew pt 52 deg F; calm; clear; LM 6.2; facing N 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Kappa Cygnids: none
Perseids: one: +5
Sporadics: four: +3; +4(3)
Total meteors: five

07:30-08:30 UT 52 deg F; dew pt 50 deg F; calm; clear; LM 6.2; facing N 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Kappa Cygnids: none
Perseids: none
Sporadics: eleven: -3; +1(2); +2(2); +3(3); +4(2); +5
Total meteors: eleven

08:30-09:30 UT 52 deg F; dew pt 50 deg F; calm; clear; LM 6.2 facing N 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Kappa Cygnids: none
Perseids: three: 0(2); +5
Sporadics: eleven: 0; +2(3); +3(4); +4; +5(2)
Total meteors: fourteen

09:30-10:00 UT 52 deg F; dew pt 50 deg F; calm; clear; LM 6.0; twilight in NE around Venus; facing N 50 deg; total teff 0.5 hour (30 minutes)
Kappa Cygnids: none
Perseids: one: +2
Sporadics: nine: +2(4); +3; +4(2); +5
Total meteors: ten (thirty minutes)

Extremely heavy dew!