Re: (meteorobs) Re: The Leonid Meteor Outburst of 1997

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• Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Re: The Leonid Meteor Outburst of 1997
• From: Rob McNaught <rmn@aaocbn.aaodot gov.au>
• Date: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 09:54:24 +1000 (EST)
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Additional to my comment that the fragments of a breakup elongate along
the orbit with time, it should be noted that as the Earth passes through
such a narrow line of debris the resulting meteors will show a pronounced
trend in where they occur.  The line of debris that intersects the Earth
basically moves north in the case of a Leonid that breaks up.

Cheers, Rob

Robert H. McNaught
rmn@aaocbn.aaodot gov.au

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