Re: (meteorobs) Leonid max?

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• Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Leonid max?
• From: Mark Davis <MeteorObs@Charlestondot net>
• Date: Thu, 12 Sep 1996 04:57:56 -0400
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Lew asked:
>Planning ahead for November: What is the "official" date of the Leonid max?
The 
>IMO Calendar has Nov 17 in one place (the shower description) and Nov 18 in 
>another (the Working List table), while Gary's page lists it as Nov 17 and the 
>AMS Circular shows it as Nov 16/17!
>
>(The Geminids date is similarly confused among these sources, by the way...)

The "true" date is November 18th, but this year it is listed as the 17th due
to this being a leap year. The GEMs will work the same way...

Mark Davis
MeteorObs@charlestondot net

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