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Re: (meteorobs) Leonids Report



In a message dated 98-11-18 22:24:56 EST, you write:

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   This is my first post here. I have been reading with great interest all of
the messages for the past month. And of course I was eagerly awaiting the
Leonids. Well the night of 11/16 was a no go, thanks to clouds and rain. I
live in Vacaville, CA; which is about 50 miles east of San Francisco. Anyway
we were hyped for the night of 11/17. We had the camera, chairs, etc.
     However when I got up at 1:30 the clouds were blowing in. But we decided
to go anyway. And I'm glad we did, the clouds were gone by 3:00 and it was a
beautiful night.
 We saw a total of 136 meteors between 3:00 and 6:00 at least 90% were
leonids. 12 were really bright (-8: I'm still trying to get the rating system
down)only a few were as dim as the stars. And there were 8 sets of 2 to 4 each
that came virtually at the same moment. Awesome! There was also several that
had visible trains for 5 seconds or so. Also atl least 1 Bright pointer.
     Well, it may not be what some would call outstanding but it was the best
collection of meteors that I have seen. An average of one meteor every 1.3
minutes.(not 40/minute but pretty cool)
                                                                              
-Scott Freedlun-
 
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Scott...My first suggestion in making a report is to make it reader friendly.
The background on your post will make my poor eyes cry in anguish. Please try
to write them so that it won't be so difficult to read.
george zay
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