(meteorobs) June Bootids

[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
24 June 2010 03:15 - 05:45 UT (23/24 June 10:15pm - 12:45am CDST)

June Bootids
Sporadics

03:15-04:15; 75 degrees F; dew point 62 deg F; wind North 18 mph; clear; gibbous Moon low in South; LM 5.0; facing North 55 deg; total teff 1.0 hour

JBO: one: +2
Sporadics: three: +2(2); +3
Total meteors: four

04:15-05:15; 72 deg F; dew pt 58 deg F; wind N 10 mph; clear; gibbous Moon low in S; LM 4.9; facing N 55 deg; total teff 1.0 hour

JBO: three: -3; +3(2)  the mag. -3 JBO was orange
Sporadics: two: +3(2)
Total meteors: five

05:15-05:45; 68 deg F; dew pt 58 deg F; calm; gibbous Moon low in S; LM 4.8; facing N 55 deg; total teff 0.5 hour

JBO: one: +4
Sporadics: two: 0; +1
Total meteors: three (half hour)

Quit because some fog forming and must work next day.

Five JBO's in 2.5 hours on this date and under these conditions would indicate some activity.

Same observing location:
25 June 2010 03:30 - 05:00 UT (24/25 June 10:30-12:00 CDST)
73 > 68 degrees F; dew point 67 > 64 degrees; calm; a bit hazy; nearly full Moon in South; LM 4.3; facing North 55 deg; total teff 1.5 hours.

JBO: one: +3
Sporadics: three: +2(2); +3
Total meteors: four

Not much activity so quit and went home.

Next night (25/26 June): massive thunderstorms in the North at 10:30 pm CDST which arrived about an hour later; then more thunderstorms and hail at 4:30 am CDST.
Tonight (26/27 June) more thunderstorms have been forecast.
Maybe the following night it will be clear???