(meteorobs) Decent Leonids from eastern Ontario, Canada ( was Re: Leonids from Belgium: not bad at all!

[Pierre Martin]

Hello Michel and all,

Had excellent skies last night (Nov 17/18) which is rare for November  
around here.  I was also pleasantly surprised at the amount of  
Leonids at a dark sky site.  Especially early in the night with  
radiant only a few degrees above horizon, a few beautiful  
earthgrazers were seen.  I was busy doing some DSO and comet Holmes  
astrophotography until the radiant got high up, and even then, the  
Leonids gave the impression of producing a better showing than expected.

Unfortunately, it wasn't until I signed on that I realized that my  
observing tools (tape recorder, flashlights, charts, etc...) had been  
left at home :(  I had to improvise and go the old-fashioned way...  
that is, the use of my wristwatch, pen and paper to record all  
meteors (which meant more deadtime).  Still, it was a beautiful  
night.  Leonids kept up a good pace (which definitely seemed higher  
than the expected background for that time).  Many Leos between mag  
+2 and +4 but brightest at mag -4.  Detailed report will follow soon...

Clear skies!

Pierre Martin
Ottawa, Ontario



On 18-Nov-07, at 1:54 PM, Michel Vandeputte wrote:

> Hi
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> A little word about my own metoer observations on the 2007 Leonid  
> meteor shower. I was able to observe Leonids during 4 nights in a  
> row: I have data from November 14-15, 15-16, 16-17 and 17-18. As  
> the Orionids (good for 5 nights in a row around the maximum) these  
> weather conditions are really exceptional for my country in November!
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> The first two nights were partial clear. Last two nights were  
> totally clear, spending +6 hour sessions covering the complete  
> Leonid observing window.  I do not have any view on my data yet,  
> but Leonid activity was pretty enjoyable and I think without  
> calculating any ZHR about a ZHR ~25-30 at best. A bit stronger than  
> a <very good> Lyrid shower maximum. Some periods were pretty busy  
> with several Leonids, other periods will show small gaps in  
> activity. Brightness: most meteors were weak (in the order between  
> magnitude +2 / +4), trains were not so numerous. Brightest one: a  
> -6 Leonid fireball during November 15-16.
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> I will transcribe my data as soon as possible and send the results  
> to meteorobs.
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> For November 18-19 we are clouded out :-(. A large frontal system  
> moves in from the west at this moment...
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> Anyway: good luck to you all, watching some possible (hidden)  
> features and Leonid outburst components
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> The Lion Roars!!!!
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