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(meteorobs) Fwd: Giacobinids from the netherlands
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>From: "Jacob Kuiper" <kuiper@knmidot nl>
>Organization: KNMI
>To: meteorobs@latrade.com, 100114.1361@compuserve.com
>Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1998 01:49:40 +0000
>Subject: Giacobinids from the netherlands
>Cc: kuiper@knmidot nl
>Priority: normal
>
>Dear meteor/Gia-observers,
>
>To complete the already long list of observations of the Giacobinids
>I 'd like to send my results too.
>
>Observer: Jacob Kuiper (KUIJA)
>Location: De Bilt
>Country : The Netherlands
>Observation-period: 18.09-19.21 UTC
>Observing conditions:
> =3Dat first : 2-4/8 thin Stratocumulus with large
> holes in between the cloudshelves.
> =3Dlatest 40 minutes: 1/8 Stratocumulus.
> visibility: good (> 10 km)
> =3D limiting magnitude: +6 ( Milkway clearly to be seen).
>
>Number of meteors: 0
>Number of Giacobinids: 0
>
>Remark: Even in the late twilight (17.00-17.30 UTC) I did some
>observations in an almost clear sky (1-2/8 SC). Also in that period
>NO Giacobinids have been counted.
>
>Regards,
>
>Jacob Kuiper.
>Oct.9
>23.47 UTC
>
>Hello Rainer,
>Yesterday I sent you the messagetext you see above.
>I forgot some small things :
> Date of observation: October 8 (naturely).
>Position of observation place: 52 06' N and 05 10' E.
>
>So far the supplement to my message.
>Unhappily I did not detect any Giacobinid. My father had more luck
>when he was eyewittness of the 1933-storm. As a boy of 16 he saw the
>whole outburst, not exactly realising what these "shooting stars"
>exactly were. When I asked him how his reaction was, he said: =CFt was
>a strange sight, you got a feeling that the earth was goiing to be
>destroyed.
>
>Bye bye,
>
>Jacob Kuiper.