(meteorobs) Leonid Summary in Australia 1998 - 2003

[dxer2_2000]

Hi

Here is a basic overview of the Leonids since 1998 via FM radio obs in
Australia. Times/Dates refer to local Eastern Australian time.
Frequency based on 98.5Mhz. I have recorded all the persistant trains as mp3
audio files.

1998
Storm - many trains
Dates of Activity = 17/18 November
Activity after 6am
Longest train = 3:37 mins
Average time between trains = 5mins

1999
No storm - few trains
Dates of Activity = 19 November
Activity after 5am
Longest train = 3:46 mins
Average time between trains = 20mins

2000
No storm - mostly faint trains
Dates of Activity =  16/17/18 November
Activity after 6:30am
Longest train =  2:09 mins
Average time between trains = variable

2001
storm - many trains
Dates of Activity = 17/18/19 November
Activity after 3am (till 11am!)
Longest train = 4:54 mins
Average time between trains = 20secs

2002
No storm - mostly faint trains
Dates of Activity =  17/18/19/20 November
Activity after 5am
Longest train =  2:36 mins
Average time between trains = variable

2003
No storm - mostly faint trains
Dates of Activity =  17/18/20/21 November
Activity after 6:30am
Longest train =  1:18 mins
Average time between trains = variable

Cheers
Geoff -Cooma NSW Australia-