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Re: (meteorobs) Leonid "radiant glow" (long)
At about 80 degrees elongation and 17 deg ecliptic latitude, the zodiacal
light won't be too bad, but presumably the intensity of the glow is very
weak, so any sky brightness will interfere.
Robert H. McNaught
rmn@aaocbn.aaodot gov.au
On Mon, 2 Nov 1998 GeoZay@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 98-11-02 08:37:36 EST, you write:
>
> <<
> [SUMMARY: The glow from the particles in the Leonid orbit may be
> observed around the time of the nodal crossing (1998 Nov 17.8 UT)
> at around
> R.A.(2000)Dec.
> 10h 54m +25.6d near 54 Leo
> 22h 08m -30.2d between tau PsA and lambda PsA
> >>
>
> In the area of Leo...you might have a lot of Zodiacal light interfering?
> George Zay
>
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