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(meteorobs) Leonids Nov 17/18 Screeeech!
I recorded meteor activity last night Nov 17/18, 1996 under clear
skies for 5.23 Teff hours. Leonid Activity has dramatically
dropped off compared to the previous night. I recorded a total
of 69 meteors of which 25 were Leonids. the brightest meteors
were a pair of -1 Leonids. Data is below:
All times in U.T.
Period Teff F LM LEO NTA STA SPOR
7h19-8h28 1.0 1 6.05 1 2 0 3
8h28-9h36 1.0 1 6.1 4 2 2 5
9h36-10h45 1.0 1 6.1 8 3 3 6
10h45-11h52 1.0 1 6.1 8 0 0 5
11h52-13h11 1.23 1 5.63 4 1 0 12
LEO = 25
NTA = 8
STA = 5
Spor = 31
Total = 69
MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTION:
LEO: (-1)2, (0)4, (+1)6, (+2)7, (+3)4, (+4)2
MEAN = 1.52
NTA: (+1)1, (+2)4, (+3)3
MEAN: 2.25
STA: (+2)2, (+3)2, (+4)1
MEAN: 2.8
SPOR: (0)2, (+1)2, (+2)6, (+3)7, (+4)11, (+5)3
MEAN: 3.03
George Zay
Descanso, Calif.