(meteorobs) Important! Check your Leonids images of Nov. 15-18

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Hi, Denis:

I took a number of shots like this on 2009-11-17 and 2009-11-18 from two different locations in New Mexico. I have included one as a .jpg attachment. It was taken on a Nikon D700 at 14mm f2.8 for about 30 seconds or so. Would it do you any good to have some more of similar quality?  The shots from 11-17 are are more like 21mm and I am not sure the area you wish is within the bottom of the photos.
As Ever,
Orin Keplinger
near Chicago
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Denis Denisenko" <denis at hea.iki.rssi.ru>
To: "Global Meteor Observing Forum" <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2009 3:31:09 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Important! Check your Leonids images of Nov. 15-18

Hello again!

I wrote regarding the Nova in Eridanus:

> The Nova is located near the Orion-Eridanus border, about 7 deg West 
> and 2 deg South of Regulus.

Of course, it should be 7 deg West and 2 deg South of *Rigel* - beta 
Orioni.  Pardon my dislalia, or whatever the correct English spelling 
for this term is! :-)  It's so easy to mix Regulus and Rigel while 
talking about Leonids in Orion.

> Precise coordinates of the star are:
>
> R.A. = 04h47m54.2s, Decl. = -10d10'43" (J2000.0)

That stands correct.  And in case you are using some planetarium 
programs, the catalogue numbers of this star are:

USNO-B1.0 0798-0048707
USNO-A2.0 0750-01104110
3UCAC 160-015365
2MASS 04475419-1010429

(2MASS name has its coordinates: 04 47 54.19 -10 10 42.9)

> Also, feel free to send this message to other mailing list and 
> circulate it among your fellow astronomers.

If you do so, or if you post this request somewhere on the web, please 
replace Regulus by Rigel manually.  Sorry for the confusion!

Best regards,

Den in Moscow

P.S. CBET 2053 was issued meanwhile officially naming the new object 
"Nova Eridani 2009".  No images between Nov. 10 and Nov. 19 were 
reported, however!
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