(meteorobs) Obs: 22 & 23 June 2009

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

22 June 2009 04:00-06:00 UT (CDST 21/22 June 11:00 pm - 1:00 am)

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 & talking clock

Antihelion
June Bootids
Sporadics

04:00-05:00; 79 deg F; dew point 75 deg; calm; clear; lightning far away in SE; fireflies; several mosquitoes; average limiting magnitude 5.6; facing East 55 degrees; total teff 1.0 hour
ANT: none
JBO: none
Sporadics: three: +3(2); +4
Total meteors: three
(7 satellites & 1 jet)

05:00-06:00; 77 deg F; dew point 75 deg; calm; clear; average limiting magnitude 5.7; lightning far way in SE; fewer fireflies; several mosquitoes; facing East 55 degrees; total teff 1.0 hour
ANT: none
JBO: one: +1 orange
Sporadics: three: +2; +3; +5
Total meteors: four
(2 satellites & no jets)

23 June 2009 03:55-04:55 UT (CDST 22/23 June 10:55-11:55 pm) Usual location & method.

03:55-04:55; 80 deg F; dew point 74 deg; calm; humid; average limiting magnitude 5.6; lightning in NW; fireflies; facing East 55 degrees; total teff 1.0 hour
ANT: one: 0 orange
JBO: none
Sporadics: three: +1; +3; +4
Total meteors: four
(6 satellites & 5 jets)