(meteorobs) Obs: 08/09 August 2011

pmartsching at mchsi.com pmartsching at mchsi.com
Tue Aug 9 16:03:55 EDT 2011


Another clear morning!  So I went out a while.  The usual place - McFarland Park 4 miles NE of Ames, Iowa, USA.

Showers looked for:
Antihelion: none seen
S Delta Aquarids
A Capricornids
K Cygnids: none seen
Eridanids: none seen
Perseids

06:15-07:15 UT; 68 deg F; dew pt 67 deg F; wind West 7 mph; clear; average LM 5.4; Moon low in SW; facing EVE 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour.
CAP: one: -2
PER: seven: +1; +2; +3(3); +4; +5
Sporadics: three: +2; +3(2)
Total meteors: eleven

07:15-08:15 UT; 68 deg F; dew pt 66 deg F; wind West 7 mph; clear; LM 5.8; facing ENE 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour.
PER: twelve: -3; -1; 0(2); +1; +2(2); +3(3); +4(2)
Sporadics: six: -1; +3(3); +4(2)
Total meteors: eighteen

08:15-09:15 UT; 69 deg F; dew pt 65 deg F; wind NW 12 mph; clear; LM 5.8; facing ENE 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour.
SDA: one: +2
PER: nine: -5; -1; 0; +1; +3(4); +4
Sporadics: eight: +2(5); +3(3)
Total meteors: eighteen

09:15-09:45 UT; 67 deg F; dew pit 63 deg F; wind NW 8 mph; clear; LM 5.7; facing ENE 50 deg; total teff 0.5 hour.
SDA: one: 0
PER: seven: -1; +1; +2; +3(3); +4
Sporadics: three: +2; +3(2)
Total meteors: eleven (30 minutes)

The highlight of the session was a mag -5 pale yellow Perseid with a 5 second train at 08:54 UT.  


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