(meteorobs) High Leonid rates in the morning of Nov 17 from Italy

[Roberto]

Hi,
This night the activity of the Leonids has been high with a possible ZHR between 60 and 100. 
The possible maximum activity could be be around 02h the UT.
Much high, also with the presence of the Moon, the percentage of Leonids with trail.
A beautiful one fireball leonid is journeyed over Saturn leaving a visible trail for approximately 20s.
Many luminous meteors confirmed also from the recordings video mine and of a my friend Diego Valeri with which I make triangolations. 
My friend has recorded fireball a Leonid of -12 to the 03h56m31s! 
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/5609/m20081117035631contiglilv1.jpg
These are my visual observations:

Locality: Frasso Sabino, Rieti (Italy)
Long:  12°.81 Est
Lat : +42°.23
H   :  470m

16-17/11/2008
 from(UT) a   T.Eff Mag.Lim. Tot Leo Tau Spor 
23h30m-00h00m 0.47h   5.10    5   2   1   2
00h00m-00h30m 0.47h   5.10    5   3   1   1
00h30m-01h00m 0.47h   5.10    5   5   0   0
01h00m-01h30m 0.47h   5.10    6   4   0   2
01h30m-02h00m 0.45h   5.10    9   7   1   1
02h00m-02h30m 0.46h   5.10    8   7   0   1
Total         2.79h          38  28   3   7

Magnitudo (Total):
                                                   Mag. 
  -5   -4   -2   -1    0   +1   +2   +3   +4       Med. Trail  % 
  0.5  0.5  0.5  2.5  3.5  4.5  6.5  3.5  6.0 LEO  1.57  14  50.0
   0    0    0   0.5  0.5   0   1.0  1.0   0  TAU  1.50   0    0
   0    0    0    0    0    0    0   2.0  5.0 SPOR 3.71   0    0

Clear Skies,
Roberto Haver