(meteorobs) Obs: 04 Oct 2010

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

O4 October 2010 04:00 - 06:00 UT (03/04 Oct 11:00pm - 01:00am CDST)

McFarland Park Observatory 4 miles NE of Ames, Story County, Iowa, USA

South Taurids
Sporadics

04:00-05:00 UT 39 deg F; dew point 37 deg F; wind calm; clear; LM 5.7; facing East 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour.
STA: one: +3
Sporadics: five: +2; +3(2); +4(2)
Total meteors: six

05:00-06:00 UT 37 deg F; dew pt 35 deg F; wind calm; clear; LM 5.7; facing E 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour.
STA: none
Sporadics: five: 0; +1; +2; +3; +4
Total meteors: five

A disappointing two hours with regard to STA's.

A string of clear nights is forecast.  Since I have not retired yet, two hours is generally about all the time I will observe when I must go to work the next morning and plan on going out again the following night.