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(meteorobs) 13/14 Nov Leonids obs from Sicily
Greetings to all,
After a daylong downpour here in Sicily on the 13th, the skies managed to
clear after midnight, so I ventured up to my "high-altitude" observing site on
Mt. Etna for an hour and 45 minutes of pre-dawn Teff. Skies were mostly clear,
however, meteor activity was not exactly compelling. The Leonids again showed
up in modest numbers, almost no Taurids and fairly decent sporadic activity:
November 13/14, 1999 Location: Piano Provenzana, Mt. Etna, Sicily (1,500
meters elevation)
0215 - 0300 UT z. s. 6.5 15% interference, haze and distant lightning
1 Leonid 9 sporadics 10 total (3 sporadics came from the apex radiant
in Cancer)
0300 - 0400 UT z. s. 6.5 10% interference, cirrus haze
3 Leonids 1 North Taurid 13 sporadics 17 total (3 sporadics came from
the apex radiant in Cancer)
The Leonids: all four were faint, none above 3rd magnitude. The last Leonid (a
+3) during the second period left a train along it's entire path of three
degrees. No other Leonids were seen. So far, most of the leonids I have seen
have shown up only in the final hour before morning twilight begins. Most are
seen north of the radiant, short-pathed and faint. Very easy to miss.
Weather in the Med is very unsettled. Rain is predicted for the next two days
with a possible clearing trend on Wednesday! It will be touch and go, all
prayers are being said! Good luck to all, Paul Jones
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