(meteorobs) Leonid Activity?.. Yes¡¡¡

[s. aguirre]

 To:
  Anthony
Florida, USA
 
Copy  this information of  Wayne T Hally (NAMN notes Nov. 08)..  :-)
 
 "  For North America, the best chance to see some Leonids may be during the early morning moon free hours at the start of activity before the Full Moon. Sirko Molau’s 2008 analysis of IMO video meteors indicated the earliest Leonids begin to show up as soon as November 6th when the morning hours will be dark, and at least one moon free hour should be possible before twilight until the morning of the 10th. There might only be one or two per hour though, so great care must be used in correctly identifying any potential shower members. Since the radiant does not rise until about 10:30 PM local time, the early morning hours are the best time to look in any case. Here are the radiant positions for selected dates (Right Ascension is given in degrees and hours and minutes, Declination in degrees)."""
 
 
regards
 
salvador aguirre


--- El sáb 8-nov-08, GLDSKTR at aol.com <GLDSKTR at aol.com> escribió:

De:: GLDSKTR at aol.com <GLDSKTR at aol.com>
Asunto: (meteorobs) Leonid Activity?
A: meteorobs at meteorobs.org
Fecha: sábado, 8 noviembre, 2008, 4:02 am

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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