(meteorobs) Perseids 07/08 Aug

[Paul Martsching]

Paul Martsching
McFarland Park 4 miles NE of Ames, Story Co, Iowa, USA
Long: 93 deg 34 min W  Lat: 42 deg 05 min N  Elevation: 318 meters

On the morning of 07/08 August I went out for three hours  (08 Aug 6:30-09:30 UT ).  Conditions were not very good with haze, some clouds and especially during the last hour fog.  One -4 Perseid fireball was seen.  

06:30-07:30 UT 64 deg F; dew pt 57 deg F; wind calm; "fair", horizon haze; 10% cloud cover; av LM 5.4; facing NE 50 deg; teff 1.0 hour.
ANT: none
KCG: none
PER: six: -4; -2; 0; +2; +3(2)
SDA: two: +1; +3
Sporadics: four: +1; +2; +3(2)
Total meteors: twelve

07:30-08:30 UT 59 deg F; dew pt 55 deg F; wind calm; "fair", horizon haze; av LM 5.4; facing East 50 deg; teff 1.0 hour.
ANT: one: 0
KCG: none
PER: six: -2; -1; 0; +1; +2; +3
SDA: two: +3; +4
Sporadics: four:+1; +2(2); +3
Total meteors: thirteen

08:30-09:30 UT 59 deg F; dew pt 55 deg F; wind calm; "fair" but obvious, thick horizon haze/fog to ~ 10 degrees above East horizon; this must have affected the sky much farther up resulting in low meteor counts, especially Perseids, even tho near the zenith the average LM was marginally better than the previous hour; av LM 5.5; facing East 50 deg; teff 1.0 hour.
ANT: none
ERI: one: +2
KCG: one: +3
PER: nine: -1; 0(2); +2; +3(3); +4(2)
SDA: none
Sporadics: eight: 0; +1; +2; +3(5)
Total meteors: nineteen