(meteorobs) Observation November 12/13 2009

[Ed Majden]

Hello Pierre:
	Lousy WET weather on the West Coast.  Only heavy rain which looks  
like it will last for the week!  Flood warnings have been issued! :-(
Ed Majden
Courtenay, B.C.

On 15-Nov-09, at 6:12 PM, Pierre Martin wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I was out this past Thursday for a short early evening session at the
> GGC (Gatineau Gliding Club) site (about 45 min east of the city).  The
> sky was clear and crisp, and a fairly comfortable temp of -2C (28F)
> but it was not without a significant humidity around the horizons and
> a layer of frost near the end.  I could only observe for an hour, and
> as expected, meteor activity was quite low.  Three members of the
> North Taurids were seen, but only one sporadic.  The brightest meteor
> was a long mag +1 Taurid that I saw by chance, far out of my field of
> view, as I was re-adjusting my sleeping bag.
>
> The weather is looking great here for the Leonids, with clear skies
> expected all night. Best of luck to everyone else!!
>
> Pierre Martin
> Ottawa, Ontario
>
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