(meteorobs) Obs: 10 Oct 2010

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

10 October 2010 06:30-10:00 UT (09/10 Oct 01:30-05:00 am CDST)

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

Orionids
South Taurids
Sporadics

06:30-07:30 UT 55 deg F; dew point 49 deg F; wind calm; "clear"; some very thin haze in North during first half hour; LM 5.5; facing East 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour.
Orionid: one: +3
S Taurid: one: +1
Sporadics: three: +1; +3(2)
Total meteors: five

07:30-08:30 UT 54 deg F; dew pt 49 deg F; wind calm; clear; LM 5.5; facing E 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour.
Orionid: one: +3
S Taurids: four: 0; +1(2); +2
Sporadics: three: -1; +2; +4
Total meteors: eight

08:30-09:30 UT 53 deg F; dew pt 48 deg F; wind calm; clear; LM 5.6; facing E 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour.
Orionid: one: +1
S Taurids: two: +1(2)
Sporadics: nine: -3; -1; +1; +2(2); +3(3); +4
Total meteors: twelve

09:30-10:00 UT 50 deg F; dew pt 47 deg F; wind calm; clear; LM 5.6; facing E 50 deg; total teff 0.5 hour.
Orionids: three: +1; +2; +3
S Taurids: none
Sporadics: five: +1; +3(3); +4
Total meteors: eight (30 minutes)

Quit at 10:00 UT because a large area of thick cirrus in SW coming in.

Best meteor of the session: 09:01 mag -3 yellow sporadic; medium fast; brief train; began between nose and front feet of Ursa Major; ended 5 degrees below Pollux.