(meteorobs) Obs: 20 July 2009

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

20 July 2009 04:55-06:10 UT (CDST 19/20 July 11:55-1:10am)

Paul Martsching
McFarland Park 4 miles NE of Ames, Story County, Iowa
Long: 93 deg 34 min W  Lat: 42 deg 05 min N  Elevation: 318 meters
Method: Visual; paper, pencil and talking clock

04:55-06:10; 57 degrees F; wind SE 5 mph; heavy dew; clear, but several old, spreading jet contrails passed thru N to S; average limiting magnitude 5.6; facing East 50 degrees; total teff 1.25 hours
Antihelion: one: +2
A Capricornid: two: -4; +1 (-4 was yellow with brief train)
Perseids: none
S Delta Aquarids: none
Sporadics: four: +1; +3(3)
Total meteors: seven
Quit at 06:10 because of some clouds coming in from the West.