(meteorobs) Leonid peak at 04:55 UT

[Roberto]

For me not visual. I have observed until 04h40m the UT (mag. lim. 6.0/6.1)
and the activity was low without one gone up fast to the maximum. Observed
some luminous meteors between which a fireball. Later there will be my data
observed to you.
Roberto Haver
157 Frasso Sabino


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Subject: (meteorobs) Leonid peak at 04:55 UT


> I monitored _http://www.spaceweather.com/glossary/nasameteorradar.html_
> (http://www.spaceweather.com/glossary/nasameteorradar.html)  which  is
NASA's
> forward scatter meteor radar system at the Marshall Space Flight  Center
(MSFC) in
> Huntsville, AL.  There was definite increase in meteor  activity that
could be
> heard between 04:35 and 05:00 UT, but the by far the  greatest activity
> appeared to come at 04:55 UT, when the number of audible  "pings"
increased
> considerably.  Activity dropped off rapidly right after  05:00 and by
05:05 things
> pretty much returned to normal.
>
> This suggests to me that the peak might have come about 10 minutes later
> than the expected time of 04:45 UT.  It will be interesting to hear what
other
> radio amateurs (like Michael Boschat in Nova Scotia) report, as well  as
the
> visual observers in the Northeast US and in Europe.
>
> -- joe rao
>
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