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Re: (meteorobs) can you narrow it down, please
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From: "arlene carol" <ARLENECAROL@ttnetdot net.tr>
To: <meteorobs@atmob.org>
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 3:41 AM
Subject: (meteorobs) can you narrow it down, please
> hello fellow skywatchers,
> from the looks of the prediction times and locations, i still can't pin
down
> what i'm supposed to do!
> shall i prepare to camp out for a few nights from the 17th to the 19th?
it's
> getting cold out there fellas!! i'm in the eastern aegean area and i know
that's
> not a prime target for the leonids but i'm getting a lot of information
that
> just confuses me more and more.
>
> in black and white, can someone make a suggestion about when i should set
the
> alarm to get up on the roof to watch for incoming leonids??
Hi,
Set your alarm every hour (or 1/2 hour) during the nights 17-18 and
18-19/11. Use a "back up alarm" in case off...Watch not before midnight.
Leave your PC in sleeping mode (when you are sleeping). Keep an eye on the
incoming mails and meteor websites. Especially on "Leonids life 2001". You
will see the first data ; and get informed if there really is a Leonid
Meteor storm .
http://leonid.arc.nasadot gov/live/newlive.html
I do the same thing when there is an aurora alert.
But if I were you ; I stayed up whole night, especially those 2 nights. It
depends from witch country you are observing. If it is cloudy ; organise as
quick as possible a crash raid to a place with better weather conditions. It
is not the Gemenid or Perseid meteor shower..dot it are THE LEONIDS ! Don't
miss a possible meteor storm ! Activity rises very, very quickly, and after
an hour or 2, the show is over yet...In 1999 I watched in Belgium ; before
01.30 AM ; there were almost no Leonids, and after that hour ; the activity
increased enormously and had his maximum around 03.05 AM. Neither, is was
very cloudy for me at the moment of the maximum ; the show was still
unforgettable ! After 04.00 AM ; the show was over...
For 2001 ; Leonid storm window ;
09-12 UT 18/11 ZHR 800 - 4000 USA
17-19 UT 18/11 ZHR 3700 - 8000 W Pacific and Asia
Look at the site of Peter Jenniskens for the possible ZHR rate in your
country (or city).
www.leonid.arc.nasadot gov
Good luck and clear skies filled with many, many Leonids !
Michel Vandeputte
Dutch Meteor Society - Sino Dutch Leonid Expedition
VVS Belgium - Meteor section
"only 6 days until the Leonids"
> of course, if the weather in the past week is any indication, i have a
feeling
> i'll be sleeping in!!
> i'm sorry for being so 'dense' about all of this.
> i'm not a professional nor even a good amateur...but i do enjoy watching
my
We are almost all amateurs........
> skies in this part of the world and i enjoy being totally impressed by all
of
> you smart people.
>
> i've just bought a house in a remote neighboring village that is really
far away
> from any light pollution and i expect that in coming years, the skies are
going
> to be more and more interesting to me! i'm going to have an attached
studio
> apartment (give me a year to finish it) and then i'll be taking
reservations for
> guests who want to come to visit...if any of you professionals are
interested in
> visiting and are willing to give me a few tips about skywatching, i'd be
pleased
> to let you stay there for a few days/weeks. let me know!
>
>
> thanks,
>
> arlene in assos
> walking in the footsteps of aristotle
>
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