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Re: (meteorobs) Dashed Leonid Hopes
In a message dated 99-05-02 21:00:55 EDT, ksyo@pinelanddot net writes:
<< The article is quite recent (05-02-99)--written by David L. Chandler,
Globe staff and pertains to the work of "astronomers, David Asher and Mark
Bailey of the Armagh Observatory in Northern Ireland," >>
Kim -- the article in question obviously refers to the recent study of large
meteoroids from 1998 in a 5/14 resonant orbit with Jupiter. While it is true
that another bevy of fireballs is not likely in 1999, the odds for much
higher overall Leonid activity certainly is warrented. Unfortunately, the
time frame for this to occur is probably in the 2 to 4 hour (UT) range on
November 18 -- not good for much of North America, but excellent conditions
for Europe and north Africa.
-- joe rao
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