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(meteorobs) Nov 16/17 Leonids Quick report



Greetings all;
	Despite a curveball by the weather I was able to sneak in a few hours 
this morning.
After sleeping fitfully, I awoke @ 2300 LST (0400 UT) to overcast skies 
instead of the promised clear ones; so I rolled over and tried to sleep a 
bit longer. Finally arrived at the NJAA just before 1AM; still overcast, 20 
deg F, and snow flurries. The other observer left at 0110, and as I 
predicted, clear skies began to return almost immediatly. It was actually 
very picturesque, since we had an Ice Storm Friday, and all the trees were 
coated in ice, rattling with each waft of wind, and all the ice lit up by 
the moon.
	So I observed from 0615-0630 UT, and 0642-0900, when the clouds rolled 
in again for good. LM began around4.8, improving to 5.1 or so by 0700 as 
the moon got more behind me. Not too many dim meteors were seen (not 
surprising), and in fact only two sporadics were noted, and 3 Taurids.

Observer Wayne T Hally (HALWA), NJAA Observatory, High Bridge, NJ, USA
75d 53m 54s West    40d 40m 52s North  Elevation 830 ft
	Here are the observing times,Teff, LM, F, # of Leonids, and Leonid 
magnitudes.
Time Period    Teff   LM    F      LEO 
0615-0630 UT  0.25 4.70  1.18   1     -4
0642-0700 UT  0.30 4.90  1.00   1     -1
0700-0715 UT  0.25 5.10  1.00   3     +4,-2,0
0715-0730 UT  0.25 5.10  1.00   0
0730-0745 UT  0.25 5.10  1.00   6      -1,+2,+1,-3,+2,+3
0745-0800 UT  0.25 5.10  1.00   2     +2,+2
0800-0815 UT  0.25 5.10  1.00   3     +3,+3,-2
0815-0830 UT  0.25 5.10  1.00   5     -1,+2,-1,-4,+1
0830-0845 UT  0.25 5.10  1.00   2     -5,+1
0845-0900 UT  0.25 5.10  1.00   3    +2,0

 Total 2.55 Hr Teff  25 Leonids, 3 Taurids, 2 Sporadics
Magnitudes
-5  -4  -3  -2  -2   0  +1  +2  +3  +4  +5
 1    2   1   2   4    2    3    7     3    1    0

The -5 fireball had a 7 second train. 40% left trains.

Full report to folllow.

Wayne