(meteorobs) Obs: 01 Sep 2009

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

01 September 2009 07:30-10:00 UT (CDST 31 Aug/01 Sept 02:30 - 05:00 am)

Paul Martsching
McFarland Park 4 miles SE 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

Antihelion
Aurigids
Sporadics

Waxing gibbous Moon set ~08:30 UT (CDST ~03:30)

I was hoping to see some Aurigids - but very little luck.

07:30-08:30 UT 46 deg F; dew point 44 deg F; clear; calm; average LM 5.4; gibbous Moon low in SW; facing ENE 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour
UT    mag    type    comment
07:34  +3     AUR  
07:40  +3     Spor
07:51    0     Spor   yellow; less than 5 degrees; low in ESE just above middle of Orion's side
08:00  +1     Spor   low in NE
08:05    0     ANT
08:10  +1     Spor
08:19  +1     Spor
Antihelion: one: 0
Aurigid: one +3
Sporadics: five: 0; +1(3); +3
Total meteors: seven

08:30-09:30 UT 45 deg F; dew pt 44 deg F; clear; calm; LM 5.8; facing ENE 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour
UT    mag    type   comment
08:39  +4     AUR
08:45  +2     Spor
08:53  +1     Spor   yellow
08:55  +3     Spor
09:05  +3     Spor
09:16    0     Spor   train
09:18  +3     Spor
09:19  +2     Spor
09:24    0     Spor   yellow
09:26  +3     Spor
09:29  +3     Spor
Antihelion: none
Aurigids: one: +4
Sporadics: ten: 0(2); +1; +2(2); +3(5)
Total meteors: eleven

09:30-10:00 UT 44 deg F; dew pt 44 deg F; clear; calm; LM 5.8; facing ENE 50 deg; total teff 0.5 hour (30 minutes) fog in low lying areas on way home
UT     mag    type    comment
09:31  +1      Spor
09:36  +2      Spor
09:37  +3      Spor
09:40  +1      Spor    orange
09:49  +4      Spor
09:53  +3      Spor
09:57  +2      Spor
09:59  +3      Spor
Antihelion: none
Aurigids: none
Sporadics: eight: +1(2); +2(2); +3(3); +4
Total meteors: eight (30 minutes)