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(meteorobs) Halifax RASC List: Leonids!!!!
From our Halifax Center RASC
Worst case senerio, I shot 2 rolls of film and both tore as I rewinded
them , I had at least 5 -5 to -8 meteors and 3 smoke trains !!! GONE!!!
Mike
Here is what we saw from 62 Km out of the city...
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Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 06:21:31 +0000
From: d talbot <n1ddxe61@pop1.ns.sympaticodot ca>
Reply-To: Halifax RASC List <hfxrasc@astrotech.stmarysdot ca>
To: Multiple recipients of list hfxrasc <hfxrasc@astrotech.stmarysdot ca>
Subject: Halifax RASC List: Leonids!!!!
Well just got in from a well worthwhile trip to ST Croix to observe
the Leonids, and WHAT A SHOW!!! Present were myself, Mike B., Shawn,
John Connelly, Paul Evans and Joanne Miriam.
Mike and I arrived at 1:50am and observed easily 50 meteors in about
a 40% sky in the north, north east which was clear of cloud. The
skies cooperated occasionally and the leonids flew all over the
place. Here's the numbers I counted. Limiting magnitude was ~
4-5.3mag.
1:50am-2:30am 50
2:30am-3:00am 53
3:00am-3:15am 28 several -2 to -7mag meteors
3:15am-3:30am 38 several bright ones leaving 30-50sec trains
3:30am-3:45am 40 had a burst of 7 meteors in 10 seconds
3:45am-4:00am 41 one at -10mag est. and another at -11mag with
trails lasting over 3 minutes, simply amazing!!
4:00am-4:15am 38 one est. at -13 or brighter left a train
lasting 3 min forming an 'S' shape as it dissovled.
ended recording..noticed that they dropped in numbers after 4:30am
many had bright terminal bursts.
one worth mentioning was as Mike and I were at Bayers Road shopping
Petro Canada getting gas we saw a fireball with a bright terminal
burst and a loud 'POP!' sound was heard very close to the bright
burst.
Was a VERY good night!!!
Darren Talbot
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