(meteorobs) Obs: 29 & 31 May 2009
pmartsching at mchsi.com
pmartsching at mchsi.com
Sun May 31 14:41:46 EDT 2009
29 May 2009 05:40-07:40 UT (CDST 28/29 May 12:40-2:40 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 Elev: 318 meters
Method: Visual; paper, pencil & talking clock
Antihelion
Sporadics
05:40-06:40; 56 deg F; wind South 3 mph; clear; very humid; ave. lim. mag. 5.6; facing East 55 deg; total teff 1.0 hr
Antihelion: one +1
Sporadics: one +3
Total meteors: two
06:40-07:40; 56 deg F; wind calm; clear; obvious horizon hazing developing; very humid; lots of dew; ave. lim. mag. 5.6; facing East 55 deg; total teff 1.0 hr
Antihelion: none
Sporadics: two +3, +4
Total meteors: three
This session seemed hardly worth the trouble. The first hour two nights later was no better.
31 May 2009 06:30-08:30 UT (CDST 30/31 May 01:30-03:30 am)
Usual observing place and method.
06:30-07:30 UT; 49 deg; calm; clear; low humidity; ave. lim. mag. 5.7; facing East 55 deg; total teff 1.0 hour.
Antihelion: none
Sporadics: one +4 3 deg long; E>W; 3 deg N of Deneb
Total meteors: one
07:30-08:30 UT; 47 deg; calm; clear; almost no dew; ave. lim. mag. 5.7; facing East 55 deg; total teff 1.0 hour
Antihelion: none
Sporadics: five: +1; +3(2); +4(2)
07:36 +4 7-8 deg long; SE>NW; passed 1 deg SW of Vega; fairly fast
07:39 +1 10 deg long; yellow; Lacerta into Andromeda; fairly fast
07:54 +3 20 deg long; began ~4 deg below Enif > into Square of Pegasus; fast
07:56 +4 10 deg long; into Square of Pegasus from direction of central Cygnus;
medium speed
08:26 +3 3 deg long; S>N; in Eastern Aquila
Total meteors: five
Probably won't go out again till ~ 20 June onward hoping to see one or two stray Bootids.
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