(meteorobs) Obs: 28 Sep 2009

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

28 Sep 2009 06:30 - 09:30 UT (CDST 27/28 Sep 01:30 - 04:30 am)

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: 315 meters (W of observatory)
Method: Visual; paper, pencil and talking clock

September Lyncids
South Taurids
Sporadics

06:30-07:30; 53 deg F; dew point 38 deg F; wind 16 mph gusting to 25 mph; clear; LM 5.7; facing ESE 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour
UT     mag    type    comment
06:59  0        Spor
07:14 +2       Spor
07:21 +3       Spor
SLY: none
STA: none
Sporadics: three: 0; +2; +3
Total meteors: three

07:30-08:30; 52 deg F; dew point 37 deg F; wind 20 mph gusting to 28 mph; clear; LM 5.7; facing ESE 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour
UT     mag    type    comment
07:32 +3       Spor
07:34  0        STA   orange
07:58 +3       STA
08:11 +3       Spor
08:14 +2       Spor
08:25 +3       Spor
SLY: none
STA: two: 0; +3
Sporadics: four: +2; +3(3)
Total meteors: six

08:30-09:30; 51 deg F; dew pt 37 deg F; wind 16 mph gusting to 24 mph; clear; LM 5.7; facing ESE 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour
UT     mag    type    comment
08:34 +4       Spor
08:35 +2       STA
08:41 +5       Spor
08:48 +2       SLY    brief train; fast
08:56 +3       Spor
09:01 +2       Spor
09:02 +1       Spor    orange
09:22 +4       Spor
09:26 -1        Spor    2 second train; began 10 deg below Procyon; ended 3 deg South of Betelguese
SLY: one: +2
STA: one: +2
Sporadics: seven: -1; +1; +2; +3; +4(2); +5
Total meteors: nine