(meteorobs) 09/10 Sep Obs

[Paul Martsching]

I went out to McFarland Park again this morning.  There was no fog!   And at the end of the session there was no dew!  Even tho we are having a drought here in central Iowa, we have been plagued with haze, fog and very heavy dew - I suppose from all the corn and soybeans that haven't completely dried up yet.   

My alarm did not go off and I woke about 1:30 am hot and with a head ache.  I took two aspirin and went out anyway.  I barely got set up to begin observing at 2:00 and for awhile the sky appeared to be gray and not dark, I think because I wasn't dark adapted yet.

Monday/Tuesday 09/10 September 2013 02:00-05:00 am CDST (= 10 Sep 2013 07:00-10:00 UT)

10 Sep 2013 07:00-08:00 UT 75 deg F; dew pt 60 deg F; wind SW 9 mph; clear; ave LM ~5.5 maybe because not dark adapted; facing East 50 deg; teff 1.0 hour.
ANT/STA: two: -3; - 1
ORI: one: +2
SPE: three: +1; +2; +3
Sporadics: four: +1; +2; +3(2)
Total meteors: ten

10 Sep 2013 08:00-09:00 UT 74 deg F; dew pt 59 deg F; wind SW 8 mph; clear; ave LM 5.7; facing E 50 deg; teff 1.0 hour.  
ANT/STA: three 0; +1(2)
ORI: one: - 4	orange; 2 second train; ended under front feet of Ursa Major
SPE: four: +1; +2; +3(2)
Sporadics: three: +1; +2; +3
Total meteors: eleven

10 Sep 2013 09:00-10:00 UT 72 deg F; dew pt 59 deg F; wind SW 8 mph; clear; aver LM 5.6 (Venus & tired?); facing East 50 deg; teff 1.0 hour.
ANT/STA: three: - 3; +1; +2
SPE: one: 0
Sporadics: six: +1(2); +2; +(3)
Total meteors: ten