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	>From graham.wolf@nzpca.org.nz  Mon Dec  1 01:18:12 1997
	To: meteorobs@latrade.com
	Subject: meteors/personal
	From: graham.wolf@nzpca.org.nz (GRAHAM WOLF)
	Date: Mon, 01 Dec 97 13:10:00 +1200
	Organization: MegaBaud BBS, NZPCA, Wellington, New Zealand, 64-4-3841684
	
	Greetings Meteor Workers:- From Graham Wolf (New Zealand).
	
	1. Firstly, thank you to all who sent me personal messages of sympathy
	since my recent stroke and cancer problems. I was much better, until
	shortly after my last message, when I collapsed unconscious a few
	minutes later, from "flu". Except it wasn't flu, it was viral
	meningitis, from a dirty cup I had used about 90 minutes before. I am
	now almost completely recovered, and do not wish a repeat performance!
	
	2. Comet Hale-Bopp continues to fade, well below prediction....
	following data may interest "northerners". 7x50, 6cm f13 REFR...45x,64x
	Wolf Residence (41:15:40 S, 174:57:10 E, 120m).
	29 November..... 08:48 UT, 11:15 UT, 15:00 UT
	                 Mv 7.8 +/- 0.2     DC=3   Coma= 18'x12' pa 280
	                 central coma= 5'x3'   no straie observed
	
	30 November..... 15:08 UT  similar data, but coma = 18x12' pa 270
	
	comet last night was about 1/3 of the way between Epsilon Carina (false
	cross) and Canopus. There is a nice open cluster (NGC 2615????) within
	about 4 degrees of the comet. Hale-Bopp still lives!!!
	
	3. Some eagerly awaited meteor data, from yours truely .... WOLGR
	
	Possible meteors due to 103/p Hartley Good in early November were looked
	out for, in response to an e-mail request by Peter Jenniskens
	(NASA-AMES). The viewing region was Alpha 315, Delta +30, the radiant
	being close to Albireo, low in the western twilight sky at Wainuiomata.
	Site was ROUND HILL RESERVIOR:- 41:14:45 S, 174:56:50 E, 183m. Nov 01,
	02, 03, 05, (all 08h - 09h UT) were monitored... NO Hartleyids were seen
	ZLM's ranged from +5.3 - 5.8, Baros 1014.6 - 1021.6 hPa, 11.0 - 15.5 C,
	and R/H 65-90 %.
	
	SPOR     -1     0     +1     +2     +3
	-----------------------------------------
	          2     2      2      1      5
	
	I hope Peter J. from NASA-AMES gets to read this. Copy and disseminate
	with my best regards!
	
	LEONIDS:- Mintored from my own residence (120m). Peak activity noted  on
	Nov 17th as predicted..... 13h 15:30 UT was monitored that date.
	13ut-14ut         ZLM +4.1      12 LEO   04 SPOR
	14ut-15:30 ut          4.0      15 LEO   04 SPOR
	I understand that the "peak" was predicted by Alastair McBeath (IMO
	Shower Calendar 1997) for 11h 35m UT. I therefore missed the top of the
	"hump", and may have missed the secondary hump, that has been recently
	reported overseas.
	
	          -2      -1      0      1      2      3
	--------------------------------------------------
	LEO        1       2      7      7     10                 27
	SPOR               1      2      2      5      3
	
	There was a strong gibbous Moon in the quadrant, located 1/2 way between
	the TAU and LEO radiants that morning (NZ time)
	
	I MAY!!!!!! have detected a brief Alpha Monocerotid outburst from my
	residence at Wainuiomata on November 21st. Can someone out there provide
	any explanation/comment?
	
	Viewing    100deg +10deg   AMO  10h UT - 13h UT.
	
	Following data:- UT TIME/Mv         10:14/4        10:48/2      10:56/2
	                 11:00/1            11:04/3        11:05/1      11:08/2
	                 11:15/3            11:18/2        11:38/3      11:50/3
	                 12:07/1            12:36/0        13:40/2      14:01/3
	                 14:25/1            14:53/2
	
	ZLMs  (10-11 ut= 5.3)  (11-12 ut= 5.5)  (12-13 ut=5.0)
	
	Running out of time... must go. Hope I have been of some "mild" help to
	the meteor community.
	
	Graham