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Re: (meteorobs) Re: Leonid Meteor Storm Observed
What is the textbook definition of a meteor "storm?" I've read that
1000/hr defines a storm and 100/hr a shower. Then, again, I've read
that 1/sec (3600/hr) defines a storm.
GeoZay@aol.com wrote:
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> In a message dated 98-11-18 14:55:21 EST, you write:
>
> <<
> A meteor storm did occur during the 1998 Leonids, though you had to
> be at the right place at the right time to observe it. According to
> IAU Cirular 7052, Alan Fitzsimmons in La Palma, Canary Islands, observed
> about 1000 Leonids/hour on November 17 at 3:36 UT which increased to
> about 2000 Leonids/hour on November 17 at 4:34 UT. In other words,
> he observed the Leonids at a rate of over 1000 meteors/hour over a period of
> one hour.
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