(meteorobs) Leonid Activity?

[prospector at znet.com]

We have had many very clear nights for the last month in Southern
California, last night I was out for a while using the binoculars a lot
looking for dark meteors but managed to see two Leonids when I was resting
my arms, a 0 mag and a -2, both traveling west right through the apex about
two minutes apart. I would have missed them if not looking near the apex. I
was surprised at first then figured it was late enough in Nov. for them to
show up.

                                     Dave English
                                 Oceanside, California

Quoting GLDSKTR at aol.com:


> Another
> lightning-fast 2nd Mag. Leonid! If I wasn't looking right at it, I
> probably
> would have missed it.  Another 0 Mag., or brighter, Leonid shot right past
> it!   The
> North side of the sky was blocked by the roof. Maybe there were  more?
>
> 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