(meteorobs) Leonid Activity?

[GLDSKTR at aol.com]

All,
 
 This morning, 11.8.08, I woke up around 3:30am ET, USA here in  Florida. 
Couldn't fall back to sleep, so I decided to try for some Taurids  around 4am. 
Skies were crystal clear. I wasn't keeping times or coordinates,  just enjoying 
the sky. I didn't expect to be out long.
 
  Inside of 15-20 minutes, I saw two 1st Mag. Leonids. This usually  wouldn't 
catch my attention, except that: 
1. It's early in the month
2. It's not an "active" year for the Leonids.
 
In between, there were plenty of satellites to entertain me. Around 4:30am,  
I walked inside real fast to grab a quick bite, and came back out. Another  
lightning-fast 2nd Mag. Leonid! If I wasn't looking right at it, I probably  
would have missed it. A few minutes later, watching a very bright satellite  
(Possibly the ISS?) Another 0 Mag., or brighter, Leonid shot right past it! By  
this time, my attention was far away from the Taurids. I did manage to see one  
out of the corner of my eye through Canis Major, but I hardly cared.   :)  The 
North side of the sky was blocked by the roof. Maybe there were  more? I came 
back in around 5:15am ET when things seemed to slow down. Now that  I think 
of it, I should have stayed out!
 
This is probably insignificant, maybe just a fluke. I'm wondering if anyone  
else saw unusually higher-than-normal activity from Leo? This may be worth  
monitoring, since the Leonids have surprised us again and again. They've been  
unpredictable for a few hundred years. :)
 
Thanks,
Anthony
Florida, USA

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