(meteorobs) Dust trail of 45P (on Aug.12)

[George Gliba]

On Wed, Aug 03, 2005 at 03:00:40PM +0700, Mikhail Maslov wrote:
> Hello, Mikiya and all,
> 
> I think, activity from 45P 1959 trail, if any, should be characterized
> by bright meteors, due to quite high negative ejection velocities. So
> far higher than average number of bright meteors from Capricurnus area
> could be the sigh of acting 45P meteor shower.
> 
> Also, I have a question to everybody on the list. What is the typical
> size of Leonid meteoroids, which produce meteors of 0 and 6 mag?

I have heard that a typical 2nd or 3rd magnitude Leonid would be the size
of a pea, with a density of 1g/cc.

Clear Skies,
GWG