(meteorobs) Fwd: Leonids Storm late 1940s

[George Gliba]

On Mon, Aug 02, 2004 at 01:22:43PM -0400, Lewis J. Gramer wrote:
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: THOMAS HILL [mailto:montefina at msn.com]
> Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2004 3:30 PM
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> Subject: Leonids Storm late 1940s
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> I was wondering if anyone knows of a Leonid storm during the summer of around 1947-1949.  I was a child in California and saw a sky
> full of moving stars which lasted at least an hour.  After awhile, my family went inside, but when I checked about an hour later,
> there were still about 10-15 stars a second moving.  I have seen the woodcut of the 1833 meteor storm, and cannot say that my
> experience was that all the stars were coming down toward the earth as the woodcut shows.  It seems that the stars were crossing the
> sky and going in all directions.  I have not read any account of this event, and was wondering if it had been recorded anywhere.
> 
> J. HillDraconids
> montefina at msn.com

There was a meteor storm on October 9/10, 1946. The Draconids, also known as
the Giacobinids. More information can be found on Gary Kronk's website at:
http://comets.amsmeteors.org/meteors/showers/draconidhistory.html

Clear skies,
GWG