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Re: (meteorobs) Leonids from Kiel, Germany
Seems that this really was the maximum with not a extreme ammount of meteors
on either side of the maximum. From about 10pm-2am EST we observed in very
clear skies. Most of the more impressive meteors were just sporadics. We
did do some nice observing of Saturn and Jupiter though. The Leonids did
start coming with greater regularity near 2am, but nothing spectacular.
In a message dated 11/17/99 10:53:40 PM Eastern Standard Time,
stu32765@mail.uni-kiel.d400dot de writes:
<< Hi all,
We (three guys from northern Germany) went out at about 1:45 UT but had
many clouds. The Skies opened at approximately 1:55 UT and stayed clear
for about 20 Minutes (p=0.5). At about 2:05 +-2 min., we counted roughly
(really just a first estimate) about 10 to 15 Meteors per Minute!!! Really
a great show for someone who travelled 8000km last year for the expected
maximum over Asia!! After 2:09 UT, new clouds appeared and hid the sky
till 2:25 UT Now, just occasionally, a meteor appeared, the event
seemed almost over... it seems, as if all calculations were really
precise. What does a meteor watcher want more?
Clear skies! >>
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