(meteorobs) Early August Observations

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

Paul Martsching

McFarland Park 4 miles NE of Ames, Story County, Iowa, USA
Long: 93 deg 34 min W  Lat: 43 deg 05 min N  Elevation: 318 meters
Method: Visual; paper, pencil and talking clock

05 Aug 2010 04:00-05:00 UT (04/05 Aug 11:00-12:00 CDST)
70 deg F; dew point 67 deg F; wind calm; clear; obvious horizon haze; LM 5.6; facing East 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour.
Antihelion: none
A Capriccornids: none
Perseids: one: +3
Sporadics: two: +4; +3
Total meteors: three
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06 Aug 2010 05:00-07:00 UT (05/06 Aug midnight - 02:00am CDST)
05:00-06:00; 63 deg F; dew pt 61 deg F; wind calm; clear; somewhat less horizon haze than previous night; LM 5.8; facing East 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour.
Antihelion: none
A Capricornid: none
Delta Aquarid: one: +4
Kappa Cygnid: one: -1 (white)
Perseids: one: +1 (train)
Sporadics: two: +2(2)
Total meteors: five

06:00-07:00; 62 deg F; dew pt 60 deg F; wind calm; clear; some horizon haze; LM 5.6; facing East 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour.
Antihelion: one: +1
A Capricornid: none
Delta Aquarid: one: 0 (orange; no train; too fast to be Antihelion)
Kappa Cygnid: none
Pereids: five: +1, +2; +3(2); +4
Sporadics: three: +1; +3(2) (+1 from ESE; fast; train; traveled 50 deg; passed 3 deg S of A Andromedae)
Total meteors: ten
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07 Aug 2010 05:00-06:35 UT (06/07 Aug midnight - 01:35 am CDST)
05:00-06:00; 67 deg F; dew pt 65 deg F; wind calm; clear; horizon haze; LM 5.8; facing East 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour.
Antihelion: none
A Capricornid: none
Delta Aquarid: one: +3
Kappa Cygnid: none
Perseids: three: 0(2); +1 (white, yellow, orange; all with trains)
Sporadics: four: +2; +3(3)
Total meteors: eight

06:00-06:35; 67 deg F; dew pt 65 deg F; wind calm; clear; horizon haze; LM 5.6; facing East 50 deg 06:00-06:20; facing NE 06:20-06:35 to escape clouds in southern sky; total teff 35 minutes.  Then sky rapidly becoming mostly cloudy.
Antihelion: none
A Capricornid: one: +1
Delta Aquarid: none
Kappa Cygnid: none
Perseids: four: +1; +2(2); +4
Sporadics: one: +4
Total meteors: six