(meteorobs) Obs: 06 November 2010

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06 November 2010 03:00-08:15 UT Break: 07:-7:15 UT
(05/06 Nov 10:00 pm - 03:15 am CDST Break: 02:00-02:15 am CDST)

McFarland Park 4 miles NE of Ames, Story Co, Iowa, USA

Andromedids
Leonids
Orionids
N & S Taurids
Sporadics

03:00-04:00 UT 28 deg F; dew pt 18 deg F; wind calm; clear; LM 5.7; facing E 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour.
No shower meteors seen during this hour!
Sporadics: seven: -2(2); -1; +2(2); +3; +4
Details of three brightest Sporadics:
03:00  -2  yellow; fast; began in the Hyades; ended in Cassiopeia
03:21  -2  fast; train; began 3 deg below Kids (AUR) and ended 5 deg below Mira (CETUS)
03:38  -1  yellow; began in Cepheus; ended in Square (PEG)

04:00-05:00 UT 26 deg F; dew pt 18 deg F; wind calm; clear; LM 5.7; facing E 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour.
S Taurids: one: +2
Sporadics: four: +2(2); +3(2)
Total meteors: five

05:00-06:00 UT 25 deg F; dew pt 18 deg F; wind calm; clear; LM 5.7; facing E 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour.
N Taurids: four: -5; 0; +3; +4
Sporadics: five: -3; +2; +3(2); +4
Total meteors: nine
The -3 Sporadic was yellow, short (<2 degrees) and occurred ~7 degrees SE of Polaris.

06:00-07:00 UT 25 deg F; dew pt 18 deg F; wind calm; clear; LM 5.6; facing E 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour.
No shower meteors seen this hour!
Sporadics: six: 0; +2(2); +3(3)
Total meteors: six
Occasional whiff of skunk stench (sometimes quite strong) from ~05:30 onward.

Break 07:00-07:15 UT to warm up and rest eyes

07:15-08:15 UT 24 deg F; dew pt 17 deg F; wind S 3 mph; clear; LM 5.7; facing E 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour.
Andromedids: one: +2 very slow
Leonids: two: -2(2)
Orionids: two: -2; +1
Taurids: none
Sporadics: seven: -3; +1; +2; +3(4)
Total meteors: twelve