(meteorobs) Leonid Activity?

[meteoreye at comcast.net]

As indicated in this month's NAMN Notes, Sirko Molau's analysis of IMO video data has shown activity beginning Nov 6, a few days before the official IMO visual start date of Nov 10.
 I am hoping to get in a few hours between moonrise and twilight the next two mornings.
Remember, the Orionids are still active too, from a radiant very near delta Gem.

Wayne

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From: 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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