(meteorobs) Eta Aquarids from Iowa

[pmartsching at mchsi.com]

McFarland Park 4 miles NE of Ames, Story County, Iowa, USA
93 deg 34 min W;  42 deg 05 min N; elevation: 318 meters

Antihelion
Eta Aquarids
Sporadics

06 May 07:05-08:05 UT 41 deg F; dew pt 35 deg F; wind W 8 mph; clear; LM 5.7; facing E 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hr.
Antihelion: one: -2 (yellow)
ETA: none
Sporadics: five: 0; +2; +3(2); +4
Total meteors: six

08:05-09:05 UT 40 deg F; dew pt 34 deg F; wind SE 3 mph; patches and streaks of thin, hazy cloud; LM 5.4; facing E 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hr.
Antihelion: none
ETA: three: -3; +1(2)
Sporadics: one: +2
Total meteors: four

09:05-09:50 UT 39 deg F; dew pt 34 deg F; wind calm; more patches and streaks of thin, hazy cloud; after 09:20 twilight coming on in NE: LM ~5.0; facing SE 50 deg 09:05-09:30; facing S 50 deg 09:30-09:50; total teff 0.75 hr.
Antihelion: none
ETA: three: -2; +1; +2
Sporadics: five: +1; +2; +3(2); +4
Total meteors: eight

The first ETA of the morning was seen at 08:36 UT.  The best ETA was at 08:57 UT mag -3 yellow; two second train; very long; ended 4 degrees beyond Arcturus.  This was the longest and brightest ETA I have ever seen.  Second best ETA was at 09:33 UT mag -2 white; one second train; going toward Sagittarius.  Possibly might have seen one or two faint ETA's if sky had been better?  All the ETA's seen this morning had a least a brief train.