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meteorobs-digest Thursday, November 18 1999 Volume 03 : Number 187
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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 02:37:15 EST
From: LARGEEYES@aol.com
Subject: 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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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 02:41:52 EST
From: Rowan1955@aol.com
Subject: Re: (meteorobs) U.S. East Coast Activty
some sites indicate possible peak around 3 am EST-have not given up hope yet.
Did see 3 very nice blue green with significant trails @ 2:11 to 2:18. Back
out if something happens this am I plan to see it. Keep postings coming.
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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 01:28:22 -0600
From: ejsmss@geotecdot net (ejsmss)
Subject: Re: (meteorobs) U.S. East Coast Activty
Hello again
well at about 01:12 i observed back to back leonids streaking
westward just below orion maybe this is astart of things to come i am going
to continue watching work will be fun tomorrow
back in a few
ernie
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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 03:26:11 EST
From: RCraneMD@aol.com
Subject: Re: (meteorobs) U.S. Central Time Zone activity (northern Wisconsin)
Greetings from northern Wisconsin.
I was just out in the country away from the light pollution with my wife and
13 year old son. We observed 8 Leonids from 0135 to 0155 CST. Not too bad
for 20 minutes. I might try again a little later.
Clear skies here in Wisconsin. Richard.
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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 08:59:57 +0100
From: Marc Gyssens <mg@splut.uraniadot be>
Subject: (meteorobs) Update Leonid press release + IMO Shower Circular
I N T E R N A T I O N A L M E T E O R O R G A N I Z A T I O N
Press release
Leonid meteor storm materializes around expected peak time (UPDATE)
===================================================================
Experienced visual observers watching near Malaga and at the Sierra
Nevada Observatory in Spain and near the Gorges du Verdon in the French
Provence report that Leonid meteor activity peaked at up to 30 meteors
per minute shortly after 2 am Greenwich Mean Time. This activity was
characterized by a lot of faint meteors and almost no fireballs.
Meteor astronomers reduce the actual numbers of meteors seen to a
standard value, called the Zenithal Hourly Rate (ZHR), which takes
into account the quality of the sky as well as the direction from
which meteoroids enter the atmosphere. The peak activity reported by
the abovementioned groups of observers corresponds with a ZHR around
5000, which is considerably more than what most meteor observers had
hoped for (around 1000).
Preliminary reports of other observing groups at Tenerife, Canary
Islands, near Valencia in Spain, and in Jordan confirm the picture
sketched above.
Radio observations from Japan and the Czech Republic also indicate a
peak time between 2:00 and 2:10 am Greenwich Mean Time.
The observed peak time coincides almost perfectly with the peak time
of 2:08 am Greenwich Mean Time predicted by Asher and McNaught,
indicating that the activity was due to the dust trail created
the Leonids' parent comet, Tempel-Tuttle, about 100 years ago
(i.e., 3 revolutions ago of the Comet around the Sun).
Marc Gyssens
International Meteor Organization
Below is a more technical description of the observed Leonid peak
activity.
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I M O S h o w e r C i r c u l a r
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LEONID Activity 1999
Visual observations of the 1999 Leonids revealed
a distinctive peak with a ZHR of about 5000 on
November 18, 2h05m +/-10m UT (solar longitude
235.287 +/- 0.007, eq. 2000.0). ZHR levels
were above 1000 from roughly 1h30m UT to 3h00m UT
corresponding to 235.26 to 235.32 degrees in solar
longitude.
All observers who were able to view the peak under good
sky conditions reported an abundance of faint meteors and
a relative absence of fireballs. Some observers noticed
a drop in the population index (i.e., a larger fraction of
brighter meteors) after the peak.
Reports from Mohammad Odeh (Jordanian Astronomical Society)
and Casper ter Kuile (Dutch Meteor Society, observing near
Valencia, Spain) are very consistent with the picture sketched
above.
In addition, radio data from K. Maegawa (Toyokawa Meteor Observatory,
Aichi, Japan) reported by Kazuhiro Suzuki and the backscatter
radar data from Ondrejov Observatory (Czech Republic) reported by
Petr Pridal and Rosta Stork yield a peak time between 2h00m UT
and 2h10m UT.
It seems that the peak time of 2h08m UT predicted by Asher/McNaught
is confirmed within a margin of at most a few minutes, although the
observed activity is significantly higher. It is reasonable to
conclude that the peak activity has been caused by the 3-revolutions
old dust trail of 55P/Tempel-Tuttle.
The following observers have contributed data immediately
after the event, from which the ZHR profile given below
has been derived:
Per Aldrich, C.L. Chan, Asdai Diaz, Yuwei Fan, Fei Gao,
Lew Gramer, Andre Knoefel, Wen Kou, Alastair McBeath,
Tom Roelandts, Sirko Molau, Renke Song, Wanfang Song,
Honglin Tao, Dan Xia, Dongyan Zha, Jinghui Zhang, Yan
Zhang, Jin Zhu.
(For groups of observers, only the name of the contributing
observer has been mentioned.)
Date Period (UT) ZHR +-
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Nov 17 0600-1000 16 2
Nov 17 1600-2010 30 5
Nov 17 1900-2200 53 14
Nov 18 0030-0100 130 90
Nov 18 0100-0115 490 230
Nov 18 0115-0130 770 160
Nov 18 0130-0145 1040 660
Nov 18 0145-0202 4100 840
Nov 18 0200-0215 5000 1100
Nov 18 0212-0230 2400 280
Nov 18 0243-0247 1100 160
Nov 18 0320-0330 470 70
Nov 18 0420-0430 180 40
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ZHRs are computed with a population index of 2.0, zenithal
exponent of 1.0.
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Marc Gyssens, 1999 November 18, 7h UT.
wgn@imodot net
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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 02:44:36 -0600
From: "MaryLou Griggs" <mlgriggs@bradfordexchange.com>
Subject: (meteorobs) meteorobs-digest V3 #186---Out of Office
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meteorobs-digest Thursday, November 18 1999 Volume 03 : Number 186
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Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 15:42:53 -0500 (EST)
From: Dan Green <dgreen@cfa.harvarddot edu>
Subject: (meteorobs) observations of Leonids
As last year, I am compiling observations of Leonid counts,
which can be viewed at
http://cfa-www.harvarddot edu/cfa/ps/icq/ICQmeteors.html
Contributions are welcome.
It looks as if this year's Leonid showing is pretty weak,
unfortunately, but we can hope for a sudden increase in
the next few hours.
Best wishes, Dan Green
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Daniel W. E. Green [green@cfa.harvarddot edu]
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
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Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 17:01:01 -0500
From: rodrickse@mediaonedot net
Subject: (meteorobs) My accounts
Location: 42:00:58.87 N
70:58:4.260 W
Altitude: 134 feet
METEOR MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTION:
Leonids (LEO): MAg. -5 averg. 17 per hour (3h30m-4h30m: 16
4h30m-5h30m 18 [UT])
FIREBALL DATA
Leonid Fireball mag -5.2 appeared at 03h54m
Apparent magnitude -4.4
Approximate begin and end coordinates:
RA=150* DEC= +34* (Start)
RAe=159* DECe= +42* (Finish)
Persistent train of 10 seconds.
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Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 17:10:35 EST
From: LARGEEYES@aol.com
Subject: (meteorobs) Current LeonidsLive rates/tonight
Current rates as of 17.854 UT is only 32 meteors per hours!?! Aren't we
supposed to be neat the absolute peak right about now? I just got up from
and afternoon nap and am ready to observe tonight. Clouds should clear ou
tand be clear tonight. Wish us luck
Clear skies to all,
Jeremy Leis
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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 01:52:36 +0300
From: "Denis V. Denissenko" <denis@hea.iki.rssi.ru>
Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Current LeonidsLive rates/tonight
Hello!
LARGEEYES@aol.com wrote:
> Current rates as of 17.854 UT is only 32 meteors per hours!?!
Lucky they are! We here in Moscow (Russia, Europe) are having bold flat round
zero because of complete overcast.
> Aren't we supposed to be near the absolute peak right about now?
There's still more than 3 hours left till 02:08 UT.
Den
PS Anyone talking on #meteorobs now?
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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 00:27:27 +0100
From: Rosta Stork <stork@asudot cas.cz>
Subject: (meteorobs) 16/17 Nov Leonids - Ondrejov radar
Dear colleagues,
data from Ondrejov backscatter radar do not show any significant activity
last night. The record just follows the foreground (instrumental) profile
observed two days ago.
http://sunkl.asudot cas.cz/~stork/leonids.html
We hope this night will be another case.
Petr Pridal
Rosta Stork
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Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 16:18:16 -0800
From: "epmajden" <epmajden@mars.ark.com>
Subject: (meteorobs) EMO Leonid Report
EMO Leonid Report for 16/17 November 1999
Courtenay, B.C. Canada
The Sandia All-sky camera was in operation at EMO. Sky conditions were
mostly cloudy. It cleared off at 10:30 UT on Nov 17. Conditions were not
ideal. Some haze and ground fog persisted but stars were visable through
this. I just finished monitoring this mornings video tape from 10:30 UT to
14:45 UT. 17 Nov. I watched Jupiter set, observed an iridium flare at
13:13:03 UT and observed Venus rise. As for meteors. ZERO Leonids and ZERO
sporadics were recorded. The Sandia all-sky camera should record all
meteors brighter than ~-2.0 magnitude.
Ed Majden - http://www.amsmeteors.org/spectro.html
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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 02:26:29 -0100
From: Malcolm Purves <malcolmp@ukonline.codot uk>
Subject: (meteorobs) Anything happening, europe/near east?
It is raining here in SW England :-(
So, unlike the great display of last year, I will see
nothing.
On my amateur radio there are reports of +40sec
reflections by stations in eastern europe which
may suggest fireballs ?
But no visual reports. Does it rain ( or snow) there
also ?
How goes it in Lebanon/Israel/Africa/S.Europe ? Anyone
got clear view ?
Anything at Ondrejov ?
Just as I was about to post this :--
I have one report of about 20 meteors/min visual at
about 2am (UTC)in Scotland from another, non-meteor, list.
Malcolm.
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Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 21:33:08 -0500
From: Debbie Kinloch and Mike Csorbay <parrotfarm@on.aibn.com>
Subject: (meteorobs) Media Ignorance
Hello all:
New to this list, we subscribed a few days ago with the Leonid
meteor showers in mind, to hopefully get some viewing tips, etc., and
are enjoying the posts. I also managed to see the fireball last evening
around 7 PM EST, and was quite dismayed this morning to hear our local
radio station (CJXY 95.3 FM, "Y95" in Hamilton, ONT) refer to this as
possibly the beginning of a major show of Leonid meteors tonight, on
their 7:30 AM newscast. Trying to be helpful, my wife Debbie called and
tried to clarify that the fireball was a separate entity and had nothing
to do with the Leonids; indeed, the constellation Leo wasn't even
visible at this time, not to mention the fact that the fireball came
from TOTALLY THE WRONG DIRECTION... but I should point out, she wasn't
talking to the news director, just the on-air hosts, Scott and Lori.
She also mentioned that no one was sure at that time that it had
actually been a meteor, but could have been space junk re-entering the
atmosphere, for example.
Hearing the same mistake yet again at 8 AM, she called in just
before 8:30 AM. Again, trying to be helpful, she told them about the
NASA website with the updated information saying that it probably wasn't
a Leonid, and this time the hosts were curt, and ended the conversation
with "Look, was it a light?", to which Debbie replied, a bit puzzled
"Well, yes"; he then added, "Was it a shooting star?", to which she
replied "Well, they're not sure, it might have been...". He then stated
"Well, that's good enough for us!" and abruptly hung up! And I'm sure
this wasn't an isolated incident, if anyone else out there tried to be
"helpful", they may have run into the same arrogance; I guess since
we're not the "news guys", we can't know what we're talking about. It
also perturbs me that the media will tell a sensational story even if it
means ignoring what might be the truth, because the truth is sometimes
boring.
Oh well, at least we tried... but it makes you wonder how much of
the news you hear really happened, or how much has been omitted or even
embellished just for the sake of selling a story.
Hoping the skies will stay clear tonight... we'll be looking for
real Leonid fireballs!!!
Mike Csorbay and Debbie Kinloch
Near Hamilton, Ontario, CANADA.
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Huge Fireball Dazzles Midwest -- A brilliant fireball attracted stares
across the eastern U.S. Tuesday night. It could be a taste of things to
come when the Leonids meteor shower peaks late Wednesday night and
Thursday morning. This story includes CCD video of Leonid meteors
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Leonids Astrobiology Mission off to a Good Start -- Astrobiologists began
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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 03:50:47 +0100
From: "terrier pierre" <terrier.pierre@wanadoo.fr>
Subject: [none]
Hi all,
2H UT we observe the best leonids fireball in France close to Montpellier.
We count 40 by minutes at the maximum !
Clear skies,
Pierre Terrier
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Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 18:58:44 PST
From: "Roger Haler" <rhaler@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Nov 16/17 Leonid Observations
What part of GA are you in.
Thanks,
Roger
>From: "Kim S. Youmans" <ksyo@pinelanddot net>
>Reply-To: meteorobs@jovian.com
>To: Meteorobs <meteorobs@jovian.com>
>Subject: (meteorobs) Nov 16/17 Leonid Observations
>Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 03:01:19 -0500
>
> My friend Johnny and I gazed long and hard at the dark, transparent
>sky, clutching our hand warmers, the chill wind biting our faces. The
>occasional Leonid zipped by, but if we were expecting to see rates
>indicative of an oncoming storm, we were disappointed. If this keeps
>up, it's going to be a long, hard, cold night tonight...
>____________________________________________________________________________________________
>
>OBSERVER: Kim S. Youmans (YOUKI) DATE: 11-16/17-99
>BEGIN:07:48UT END 10:00UT LOCATION: Treutlen Co, Ga.
>82. 24' 25" W; 32. 24' 45" N
>METHOD: Tape Elev 240 ft
>Facing South
>2 periods, sky 0% obscured, No breaks
>Period 1 7:48-8:50UT SPO(12) LEO(17) STA(4)
>Dead time = 2 min Teff = 1.00
>Period 2 8:50-10:00UT SPO(10) LEO(11) STA(1) NTA(1)
>Dead time = 3 min Teff = 1.116
>
>Limiting Magnitudes
>08:00 UT (IMO 4)+6.37 (IMO 8)+6.27
>08:30 UT (IMO 4)+6.47 (IMO 8)+6.36
>09:00 UT (IMO 4)+6.54 (IMO 8)+6.36
>09:30 UT (IMO 4)+6.54 (IMO 8)+6.27
>
>Center FOV (UT)
> 07:50 6hr20min +10
> 08:50 7hr50min +18
> 10:00 8hr40min +20
>
>Mag Distribution
>SPO(22) +1(4) +2(1) +3(5) +4(7) +5(5)
>LEO(28) -1(1) 0(2) +1(4) +2(7) +3(8) +4(4) +5(2)
>STA(4) +3(1) +4(2) +5(1)
>NTA(1) +3(1)
>
>
>Period 1 (Time UT, Shower, Mag, Speed)
>01 07:49 SPO +1 2
>02 07:51 LEO +3 5
>03 07:53 LEO +2 3 near pointer/3 sec train
>04 07:53 SPO +1 3
>05 07:57 LEO +2 5 train
>06 07:57 LEO +3 5 train
>07 07:58 LEO +5 5
>08 07:59 SPO +4 4
>09 08:02 SPO +4 2
>10 08:04 LEO +2 5
>11 08:04 SPO +2 2 train
>12 08:05 LEO +3 5 train
>13 08:05 LEO +2 5
>14 08:08 SPO +3 1
>15 08:08 STA +5 2
>16 08:10 LEO +1 5 3 sec train
>17 08:10 SPO +4 3
>18 08:12 STA +3 2
>19 08:15 LEO -1 5 2 sec train
>20 08:16 LEO +2 5
>21 08:16 LEO +2 5
>22 08:16 LEO +1 5 1 sec train
>23 08:21 LEO +3 5
>24 08:32 STA +4 2
>25 08:33 SPO +3 5
>26 08:36 LEO +4 5
>27 08:40 LEO 0 5
>28 08:40 STA +4 5
>29 08:42 SPO +5 3
>30 08:47 SPO +3 5
>31 08:49 SPO +5 2
>32 08:49 LEO +3 5
>
>Period 2 (Time UT, Shower, Mag, Speed)
>33 09:02 LEO +5 4
>34 09:04 NTA +3 2
>35 09:08 SPO +2 2
>36 09:10 SPO +4 5
>37 09:10 LEO +1 5 2 sec train
>38 09:13 SPO +1 2 very brief
>39 09:16 LEO 0 5 bluish/3 sec train
>40 09:16 STA +4 2
>41 09:21 LEO +2 5
>42 09:23 LEO +1 5
>43 09:35 LEO +3 5 1 sec train
>44 09:35 LEO +4 5
>45 09:37 SPO +4 5
>46 09:42 LEO +4 4
>47 09:44 SPO +4 3
>48 09:45 SPO +1 3 train
>49 09:47 SPO +3 2
>50 09:49 SPO +3 4
>51 09:50 LEO +3 5
>52 09:51 LEO +3 5
>53 09:54 SPO +5 2
>54 09:58 SPO +5 3
>55 09:58 LEO +4 5
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Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 19:00:11 -0800
From: Dave English <prospector@sd.znet.com>
Subject: (meteorobs) Leonid Update
Report on SeeSat from Alan Pickup at Edinburgh, Leonid rate is about
20 minute at about 02:00 UT. I could handle that!
Also Robert Maston of SeeSat reports the midwest fireball may be
re-entry and gives web site where the track is shown on a map.
See: http:llwww.leonidstorm.com/bolide.GIF
Hope there's some meteors left for the US. Good luck, looks good for
Europe.
Dave English
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Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 22:10:54 EST
From: Jonvran@aol.com
Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Anything happening, europe/near east?
Scarborough, North Yorks. UK
Snow showers around expected peak time of "storm" ! However during clear
spells between periods of total cloud obscuration some bright Leonids leaving
trails ( persisting for a couple of seconds.) Estimated ZHR around 02h
U.T. ~150
--- No Storm !!!
Jon Harper,
Scarborough & District Astronomical Society
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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 13:32:06 -1100
From: "Ian Musgrave & Peta O'Donohue" <reynella@werple.miradot net.au>
Subject: (meteorobs) Leonid Report from Australia 17/18 Nov
G'Day All
Looks like most of the Eastern Seaboard was clouded out, although Melbourne
was clear, (but sky conditions not good). I observed from roughly radiant
rise to Nautical twilight.
Site, Melbourne, Victoria.
Lat: 37deg 27' S
Long: 144 58 E
Limiting Magnitude 4.5
16.00 UT on the 17th is 2.00 AEST on the 18th in Australia
============================================
Time (UT) LEO SPO
============================================
16.00-17.00 1 1
17.00-18.00 1 0
============================================
One was of Mag +3, the other a fireball of Mag -3.0 which started near the
radiant, and burnt out near Orion. It had a long, relatively persistant,
orange tail.
Cheers! Ian
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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 04:18:53 +0100 (MET)
From: Florian Zschage <stu32765@mail.uni-kiel.d400dot de>
Subject: (meteorobs) Leonids from Kiel, Germany
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!
Christine Becker, Florian Zschage, Andreas Petersen
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Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 22:42:47 -0500
From: rodrickse@mediaonedot net
Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Media Ignorance
Has there ever been a night when so many people hoped for clear skies?
Any way, it's 10:34 EST up in Massachusetts, USA. (just south of boston)
Last night I got a count of 3 Leonids, through the few breaks in the
very couldy skies. Looking forward to tonight....clear skies, and Leo's
due to arive after midnight EST... I have school tomorrow (i'm only 15)
and i'm not planning on going to bed... i'm eager to see it tonight... i
did some observing of Saturn and Jupiter earlier tonight.....the
atmosphere apears to be pretty still up here. I'll let you know what i
see from here, i'll keep you posted...!!!!!!!!!!!!!1688 meteors/hour at
November 18, 0215 UT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 11:04:14 +0800
From: Stuart Saunders <stuart@ficnetdot net>
Subject: Re: (meteorobs) activity level
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11 am 18th Nov
I found some clear sky about 100 km south of Taipei.
Sky about 1/3 to 1/2 cloudy on average, and heavy light pollution.
In about 2 hours effective, saw approx 20 meteors. Mostly Leonids. 2 satellites, including one tumbler.
Will I go tonight? See what reports say today.
Good looking,
Stuart in Taipei.
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Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 22:16:42 -0500 (EST)
From: nmcleod@peganet.com
Subject: (meteorobs) Re: high rates from Jordan
Just heard on the radio that 2000 Leonids were seen in 40 minutes from
Jordan. It's now 1015PM EST here.
Joan and I are getting ready to go out. Clouds have thinned out for the
most part.
Sounded like a classic reentry over Indiana seen from 15 states last night.
The usual garbage and nonsense went on with Art Bell and Peter Davenport
after midnight. A string of fireballs with fragments, lasting up to 2
minutes, mostly orange -- just as I would expect.
Norman
Norman W. McLeod III
Staff Advisor
American Meteor Society
Fort Myers, Florida
nmcleod@peganet.com
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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 03:54:06 +0000
From: Marc neijts <neyts@planetdot nl>
Subject: (meteorobs) First impression from Calar Alto
helle everybody
We had a fine display.
we estimated an Hr between 600 and 1000 meteors, no stormlevel but verry
inpressive.
On this moment te rate is stil 3-5 per minute.
It was a cold -6 C, clear night with a moderate wind, witch keeps your
feet cold enough.
later this day we bring you more results
greetings from 2200 meters
the team from Calar Alto, Spain
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Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 23:11:19 EST
From: STUARTATK@aol.com
Subject: (meteorobs) LEONIDS Report - Northern UK, 04.00 Nov 18
Hi, me again...
Well, I wrote the night off too soon! As I was closing down my computer after
writing my previous posting, just after 2.00am, I decided to take One Last
Look out the window, "just in case", as you do... and saw the Pointers of The
Plough breaking thru the cloud. Then a streak of light below them...!
Ah ha... :-)
Back on with the jacket(s) and gloves, grab the bag full of cameras and gear,
and out into the night again... back behind the Scout Centre where I had my
memorable encounter with the Hounds of the Baskervilles last night... and cue
meteors!
The sky was clear, on and off, for the next two hours, and in that time I saw
almost 100 Leonids. Some very bright - but none I'd class as fireballs - but
most mag 1 or 2. Very few persistent trains. Colours? Predominantly white and
ice blue, quite appropriate for the sub zero conditions.
When I'd found myself actually sleeping on my feet I realised it was time to
go home, and it was misting over again anyway, so I repacked my bag and
headed back out of the shadows and into the lights - only to see a Police car
gliding towards me. So, there I was, wrapped up in so many layers and hoods
and sleeves I looked like a cross between a Jawa and the Grim Reaper,
emerging from the shadows of a public building carrying a sports bag. Just a
**little** suspicious! But luckily for me the woman police officer inside the
car knew there was a meteor shower on, and recognised me from the photos
which have accompanied my pieces in the local paper, and she accepted my
explanation, adding that she'd even seen a few herself. In fact, she gave me
a lift home in her police car, so I returned from my meteor watching in
style! :-)
So, not a complete disaster after all. Good luck, and happy hunting, wherever
*you* are!
Stu
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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 06:28:41 +0200
From: Mohammad Odeh <odeh@jas.org.jo>
Subject: (meteorobs) The Leonids Storm Occured Over Jordan
Hello,
It is 06:30 Am local time in Jordan, and JAS has just ended the
observation. After a very quick discussion with the scientists who were
observing from Jordan with JAS. We concluded that Jordan was one of the
best locations to observe the Leonids '99 from ! Since a decrease of the
activity was noticed before the beginning of dawn ! Nearly all the
participants estimated the ZHR to be some how between 7000 - 10 000 !!
More details and the opinion of the scientists will be added soon at our
site http://www.jas.org.jo/leo99.html
Best Wishes
JAS
Moh'd
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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 05:28:14 +0100
From: Casper ter Kuile <pegasoft@accu.uudot nl>
Subject: (meteorobs) Happy and thank you!!
>Hi everybody,
>
>O.K.
>Team "Delingha"of the Dutch Meteor Society reports from location Valencia
>/ Alicante - Spain
>
>The show is over now.
>And it has been a extraordinairy fine show.
>Higher rates than hoped for.
>Time of highest activity is almost equal as expected by Asher / McNaught.
>All impressions are of my own.
>Details reports of our experienced observers will follow soon.
>So plaese stay tun ed with DMS!
>Our website (www.dmsweb.org) will be updated soon.
>
>Many, many thank go to our worldfamous meteorologist Jacob Kuiper who
>guided us to a fine clear spot in Spain without clouds.
>
>We will keep you informed.
>
>Very best wishes to all of you.
>
>
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Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 22:00:50 -0700
From: "Mary Hoey" <maryhoey@sedonadot net>
Subject: (meteorobs) nothing happening in northern AZ
The sky is slightly overcast and the moon is high. This is
not the moonless gazing that we did at all last year when we
saw 839 Leonids in 8 hours. Perhaps there will be better
visibility around 2 a.m. Mountain Time here in Arizona. We
plan on staying up to see, anyway.
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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 06:09:00 +0100
From: "W. Kuneth" <kuneth@netway.at>
Subject: (meteorobs) the short leonids outburst 1999
The leonids showed a very short peak between 01:40 - 02:40 UT, Nov. 18, 1999, and are finished by 5h UT, except for some fireballs. For those of you who could not view this event, the 2 original radio recordings are on my page:
http://www.qsldot net/oe8fnk
select "Leonids 1999, the short peak"
Also observed visually around 2:10 UT, but saw only some 30 meteors in 15 minutes with a mag +2 sky, until the clouds came in...
have fun,
werfried
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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 06:53:43 +0100
From: Rosta Stork <stork@asudot cas.cz>
Subject: (meteorobs) maximum 17/18 Nov - radar
Dear friends,
also Ondrejov backscatter radar detected high activity of Leonids. Maximum
was observed at 2:08 UT. The record of observation you can find on
http://sunkl.asudot cas.cz/~stork/leonids.html. Graph corrected for the radar
field of view and ZHR will follow later.
Petr Pridal
Rosta Stork
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Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 22:10:30 -0800
From: "rjlcml" <rjlcml@email.msn.com>
Subject: (meteorobs) U.S. East Coast Activty
Hello!
Has anyone on the U.S. East Coast noted any Leonid activity yet?
I hope we at least get some crumbs from the Leonid feast that the Mid East
got!
Please answer up if you have seen any siginficant activity.
Thanks!
Bob La Coste
Sacramento, CA
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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 00:31:29 -0600
From: ejsmss@geotecdot net (ejsmss)
Subject: Re: (meteorobs) U.S. East Coast Activty
as of 0:29 here in tulsa ok. have seen nothing but a few sporadics and that
is all as of yet.
can't stand it either i wanted some action
ernie
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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 01:36:27 EST
From: Rowan1955@aol.com
Subject: (meteorobs) no show
1:28 am US eastern standard time-No storm-no shower-only 2 Leonids's seen
since 11:30 PM Nov 17. Clear skies-moon has set-More meteors are usually seen
on a typical night. Will keep watching* I have been waiting for this
shower/storm since 1966 when as a wee child saw my first meteor show. Maybe
peak later this am or next year.
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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 01:40:15 -0500
From: "John Krempasky" <johnk@dmv.com>
Subject: Re: (meteorobs) U.S. East Coast Activty
- - -----Original Message-----
From: rjlcml <rjlcml@email.msn.com>
To: meteorobs@jovian.com <meteorobs@jovian.com>
Date: Thursday, November 18, 1999 1:27 AM
Subject: (meteorobs) U.S. East Coast Activty
>Hello!
>Has anyone on the U.S. East Coast noted any Leonid activity yet?
>I hope we at least get some crumbs from the Leonid feast that the Mid East
>got!
>Please answer up if you have seen any siginficant activity.
>Thanks!
I'm sad to say, not really here in Maryland.
It's very cold and it turns out there's quite a lot I need to do tomorrow
morning, so after 15 minutes (1 AM to 1:15 AM) and one legitimate
Leonid....I've decided to pack it in....was fairly clear, the whole sickle
of Leo was above the horizon and all the main stars visible, mainly observed
above Leo to Taurus and to the Big Dipper.....
My apologies for not having a definate limiting magnitude :-) I'd say
average semi-rural conditions.
Pretty disappointing after the fireball fest last year but I had very low
expectations. that peak was even briefer than expected over Europe, it
seems.
I'm sure if your goal is to see a Leonid you will see one, but since the
main peak was nailed this year by the forecast I doubt there's any magical
double peak that would start up another storm.
(watch it go to 100,000/hr right after I go to sleep in 5 minutes :-)
John Krempasky
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Date: Tue, 21 Mar 1972 13:10:32 +0200
From: Jari Makinen <jari.makinen@kupla.com>
Subject: (meteorobs) incredible display in Eastern Spain
Our 3-member (Ursa astr. assoc of Finland) team got twice clouded out in
Southern France; but thanks to our meteologist friends back home (sitting
beside satellite maps etc) we got the word to drive to Spain as fast as
possible and onwards to south. Some 40 kilometres north from Barcelona we
found clear sky and a great spot in hills. As soon as we stepped out of the
car numerous leonids were seen and the incredible, almost contiuous
bombarding continued to climb up. The maximum seemed to us to have been
between 0155-0215, but it was followed by couple of intense periods around
0220-0235 too. At best 7 leonids impressive, trail -leaving leonids streaked
simultaneously in formation upwards frm radiant, at maximum time we were
shouting almost continuously of as the meteors were almost incessant, often
2 or more rarely 3 simultaneously visible, repeatedle several in row with 1
second intervals. It gave the impression of ZHR between 1000 and 2500, a
very rough,untrustworthy (feelings) estimate. We have a good tape with
counting so studying that later on gives more of an actual result.
Great show, the definatively biggest meteor night of our lives so far. A
great timing in the forecasts of David Asher and RobMcNaught.
Marko Pekkola, (other team members: Jari M*kinen & Christoffer Swanstr*m)
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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 01:59:42 EST
From: PaulSharko@aol.com
Subject: Re: (meteorobs) U.S. East Coast Activty
Hi,
Digital City/NorthJersey lists reports form N. New Jersey. Apparently
activity is picking up as we approach 7.00 UT.
Paul
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Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 23:05:12 -0800
From: "epmajden" <epmajden@mars.ark.com>
Subject: (meteorobs) EMO Leonid Report 17/18 November
It's 23:00 hrs P.S.T. 17 Nov. (7 hrs U.T. 18 Nov.) I just checked our
sky conditions again, at Courtenay, B.C. It looks like our luck has run
out. The skies are heavily overcast with no signs of clearing. I'll check
again later, but it sure doesn't look good. I do hope others will have
better luck!
Ed Majden
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Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 23:16:26 -0800
From: "rjlcml" <rjlcml@email.msn.com>
Subject: Re: (meteorobs) U.S. East Coast Activty
Thanks Ernie!
Well, we are doing our part for science I guess; proving where the stream is
not! :-(
Still, we don't want to give up yet...
- - -----Original Message-----
From: ejsmss <ejsmss@geotecdot net>
To: meteorobs@jovian.com <meteorobs@jovian.com>
Date: Wednesday, November 17, 1999 11:13 PM
Subject: Re: (meteorobs) U.S. East Coast Activty
>as of 0:29 here in tulsa ok. have seen nothing but a few sporadics and that
>is all as of yet.
> can't stand it either i wanted some action
> ernie
>
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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 00:55:41 -0600
From: "WEBMASTER" <webmaster@capital2.com>
Subject: Re: (meteorobs) U.S. East Coast Activty
None yet from central Mississippi
Small amount of activity around 11pm cst
Small and fast....
Good Luck...............
- - ----- Original Message -----
From: rjlcml <rjlcml@email.msn.com>
To: <meteorobs@jovian.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 18, 1999 12:10 AM
Subject: (meteorobs) U.S. East Coast Activty
> Hello!
> Has anyone on the U.S. East Coast noted any Leonid activity yet?
> I hope we at least get some crumbs from the Leonid feast that the Mid East
> got!
> Please answer up if you have seen any siginficant activity.
> Thanks!
> Bob La Coste
> Sacramento, CA
>
>
>
>
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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 02:17:18 -0500
From: Will Marchant <kc6rol@amsat.org>
Subject: Re: (meteorobs) U.S. East Coast Activty
I was out from 01:00 to 02:00 local time here in Northern Virginia. I
saw a half dozen Leonids, four of which were "classic" and fairly bright
with moderately persistent trails. My radio monitoring system shows
activity levels are down somewhat from yesterday at this time. Take
that with some caution as the system has only been working for a half
week and is not calibrated...
We couldn't have had better weather here on the East coast, I think!
Have fun!
Will
rjlcml wrote:
>
> Hello!
> Has anyone on the U.S. East Coast noted any Leonid activity yet?
> I hope we at least get some crumbs from the Leonid feast that the Mid East
> got!
> Please answer up if you have seen any siginficant activity.
> Thanks!
> Bob La Coste
> Sacramento, CA
>
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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 07:14:48 +0000
From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?V=EDctor_R=2E_Ruiz?= <rvr@idec.es>
Subject: (meteorobs) Leonids from Gran Canaria
Hi:
I missed the mini-storm!!!!! It got clouded just when the activity was
increasing.
This is a very quick report. Tomorrow I will send the complete one.
Observer: V÷ctor R. Ruiz
IMO Code: RUIVI
Place: Mogan (Gran Canaria)
LM: 6.0
1:19-1:30 F0.70 1, 1, 3, 3, 0, 2
1:30-1:40 F0.50 0, 4, 1, 4, 3, 2, 4, 5, 3, 0, 2, 1, 4, 3, 1, 3, 4, 5, 2, 1, 4
1:40-1:50 F0.20 1, 4, 5, 2, 0, 1
Place: Arinaga (Gran Canaria)
LM: 5.5
4:00-4:11 F0.70 1, 0, 3, 3, 5, 3, 3, 4, 3, 1, 4, 4, 3, 0, 2, 0, 2, 4, 1, -1, 3, 0, 2, 1, 1, 0
4:11-4:21 F0.70 -1.5, 2, 0, 0.5, 4, -0.5, 4, -1, 4, 1, 0, 5, 2, 2, 4.5, 0
4:31-4:40 F0.60 2, 2, 4.5, 1, 2, 3.5, 5, 3, 4
4:40-4:50 F1.00 0.5, 3, 5, 3.5, 1, 2.5, 3, 3
4:50-5:00 F0.50 3, 2, 3, 0, 0.5, 4, -0.5, -0.5, 2
Greetings,
V÷ctor R. Ruiz
rvr@idec.es
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