(meteorobs) Obs: 12 Nov 2009

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

12 Nov 2009 03:30-06:30 UT (CST 11/12 Nov 09:30pm - 12:30am)

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

03:30-04:30; 50 deg F; dew pt 33 deg F; wind S 13 mph; clear; LM 5.7; facing E 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour
UT      mag    type    comment
03:32  +3       Spor
03:37  +1       NTA
03:42  +4       Spor   fast; nearly same path as next meteor, but traveled only 8 deg
03:45   0        Spor   orange; fast; began near Algol > SSE 15 deg
03:51  +1       STA
03:52  +1       STA
03:53  +1       STA   yellow
04:15  -1        STA   yellow
AND: none
NTA: one: +1
STA: four: -1; +1(3)
Sporadics: three: 0; +3; +4
Total meters: eight  

04:30-05:30; 50 deg F; dew pt 33 deg  F; wind S 10 mph;  clear;  LM 5.7; facing E 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour
UT      mag    type    comment
04:44  +2       Spor   
05:00  +3       Spor
05:09  -1        NTA
05:22  +3       Spor
05:22  -2        NTA   yellow
AND: none
NTA: two: -2; -1
STA: none
Sporadics: three: +2; +3(2)
Total meteors: five

05:30-06:30; 50 deg F; dew pt 32 deg F; wind S 13 mph; clear; LM 5.6; facing E 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour
UT       mag     type     comment
05:36  +1      AND      yellow; slow
05:46  +3      Spor
05:52  +2      Spor
06:03  +2      Spor
06:09   0       STA       yellow
06:12  +2      NTA
06:19   0       NTA      orange
06:19  +1      STA
06:26  +2      NTA
06:28  +3      Spor
06:29  +1      Spor
AND: one: +1
NTA: three: 0; +2 (2)
STA: two: 0; +1
Sporadics: five: +1; +2(2); +3(2)
Total meteors: eleven