(meteorobs) Perseids in Iowa

[Paul Martsching]

I went out for three hours this morning.  I quit at 4:15 am CDT because the thin crescent Moon had come up and there was a little fog and I was tired.  The two best meteors:  -6 yellow Perseid that flared twice, but left a train lasting only 5 seconds.  The next brightest was -5 Eridanid that traveled 70+ degrees.  

03/04 August 2013 01:15-04:15 am CDST (04 Aug 06:15-09:15 UT) 

I saw no Kappa Cygnids or Alpha Capricornids.

06:15-07:15 UT 57 deg F; dew pt 54 deg F; calm; "fair", aver LM 5.7; facing East 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour.
PER: five: -4; -1(2); 0; +3
SDA: one: +3
Sporadics: two: +2; +4
Total meteors: eight

07:15-08:15 UT 56 deg F; dew pt 53 deg F; calm; "fair"; aver LM 5.6; facing East 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour.
ANT: one: +2
PER: four: - 6; 0; +3; +4
SDA: three: +1(2); +2
Sporadics: two: +1; +2
Total meteors: ten

08:15-09:15 UT 57 deg F; dew pt 54 deg F; calm; clear; aver LM 5.6; facing East 50 deg; total teff 1.0 hour.
ANT: one: +2
ERI: one: - 5	<====----------------------------------------- ended near zenith; yellow with red "core". 
PER: five: -1; 0; +2; +3(2)
SDA: two: +1; +3
Sporadics: five: +1; +2; +3(2); +4
Total meteors: fourteen

I was surprised to see two Perseid fireballs this far ahead of the peak night.