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(meteorobs) Diffuse glow...
Lew et al -
Paul wrote:
>the last time the Leonids visited us... I remember reading somewhere
though that during the peak, a faint glow was noticed at the radiant.
Apparently this was caused by
>the sheer number of particles entering the atmosphere.
And Lew asked:
That "radiant glow" sounds fascinating, Paul - and it's the first time I've
heard of such an effect. Where did you read about it?
Lew... my tired brain is failing me at the moment... but I think it was in
one of the WGN's I was reading down at Green Bank... ??
I seem to recall that the glow was seen <before> an outburst, not after, ie.
that it was a clue that something was coming! The article gave an
approximate size of the apparent cloud too, I thought...
- Cathy
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Cathy Hall, chall@cyberusdot ca
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
RASC, Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Kingston Centre
NYAA, North York Astronomical Association
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