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Re: (meteorobs) Radio Leonids - North America
I am still considering attempting visual detection of daylight fireballs
during the 2nd peak. If the rate approaches 8000/hr there ought to be
several in the -12th mag range.
Tom
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From: Thomas Ashcraft <72632.1427@compuserve.com>
To: <meteorobs@atmob.org>
Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 2:12 PM
Subject: (meteorobs) Radio Leonids - North America
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Message text written by INTERNET:meteorobs@atmob.org
"The new numbers posted on the webpage are more in line with those of Esko
Lyytinen/Tom Van Flandern, except that there is no longer storm level
activity over the U.S."
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Sorry to hear of the above update on the Asher/McNaught page.
I'm hoping someone can check my computations below.
Regarding Radio Leonids over North America :
I just checked my planisphere and it looks like the Leonid radiant sets (
roughly speaking ) around 1 pm local time for locales at around 40 degrees
north latitude. I think this means that the predicted Leonid storm peak of
1813 UT on Nov 18 will still be accessible by forward scatter observers
even in the eastern US. Is this correct?
1800 UT is 11am in the mountain standard time zone wich puts the Leonid
radiant at a useful operating elevation out here in the west.
Is there a forward scatter info site for the Lenids this year?
Tom Ashcraft
New Mexico, USA
72632.1427@compuserve.com
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