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From: "Pavol Rapavy" <astrors@bb.telecom.sk>
To: <imo-news@imodot net>
Cc: "Rainer Arlt" <100114.1361@compuserve.com>, <imo-news@egroups.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Nov 1999 16:03:18 +0100
Subject: [IMO-News] Leonids 99
Slovak Meteor Expedition Leonids 1999
The expedition on which participated 12 observers (November 12-22)
was organized by Observatory Rimavska Sobota.
Observing site coordinates: 36.8 N, 2.07 W
(Los Escullos-San Jose, near Almeria, Spain)
Program: - visual observation (tape recorder, voice, resp.
light clock)
- photographic observation (stationary camera and
paralactic drive mounting)
- TV CCD camera
- CCD camera SBIG ST-8 (objective 2.8/20, paral. drive mounting)
- photographing a spectrum of meteor trains
Preliminary visual report (for standard population index 2.5).
November 18, 1999, clear and dark sky (5.7-6.0 mag). A maximum ZHR
7000-8000 in sol. long. 235.290 (2000.0) =3D 2:08 UT.
The activity in the range of 235.278 to 235.302 (01:51 - 02:26UT)
was higher than ZHR 5000.
In attached "leo99.gif" file are preliminary results of activity
of Leonids around maximum (only 3 observers: J.Gerbos, S.Rapava,
P.Rapavy - 4400 meteors)
More detailed reports will be sent to you later.
Pavol
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