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(meteorobs) admin fwd: several enthusiastic reports
I forward the reports or several enthusiastic observers, which bounced - not
subscribed to the list:
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from: Msrhabiby@cs.com
Sunday Nov. 18, 1:00-1:30 a.m. eastern time -- observed 10 to 12 events
staring with a spectacular earth grazer that went from blue to green and
ended in a bright orange flash.
Mona and Sarry Habiby
observation reported earlier was from Middletown, NJ, USA.
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from: "Jack May" <popxango@msn.com>
Location: Douglasville, GA (15m west of Atlanta)
Observation time: 3:45-5:45 EST
Meteors sighted: 300
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from: "Ray Harpin" <rharpin@gisdot net>
Franklin, MA
avg 8 per minute, max 10 per minute, peak rate 5 in 5 seconds
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from: From: Pete Ballou <pafballou@yahoo.com>
First peak at roughly 2000/hr?!
Not quite a storm, but certainly the best shower I
have ever seen. I spent about two hours outside on the
beach at Sullivan's Island, South Carolina (4 to 6 AM
EST) and lost count. Easily 800 to 1000 per hour and
definitely worth the early morning cold.
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from: Dave English <prospector@znet.com>
Bolids visited us here in Southern California, a mini '98, not as good but
impressive just the same. I strted out at 03:15 and observed to the last
meteor seen in blue skies, 06:15. No storm as predicted but several short
flurries of 5-8 meteors in two general times.
I went out looking through clouds, I could only see Jupiter but I could
see a star now and then, so I hung in there until about 05:00 when I had
40% clear. It was during the cloudy time that the yard lit up. I looked in
time to see the end of a bright bolide then the after-glow of the unseen
train/trail/smoke coming through the clouds and haze, then as the bright
'98 -16 to -19 meteor did, there was a following flash in the train or
trail. I gave this a -12 because of the light shown, and because it powered
through cloud cover to do so, maybe it was more. Joseph and his crew
maybe saw it clear to their NW, it was NE at about 60% to me.
Lots of bolides so enjoy.
Dave English
Oceanside, California
(San Diego County)
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from: Carol Berrett <caroljea@athenetdot net>
If we missed the Sunday morning, Nov 18 meteor shower, will there be any
more shows before the shower is over? I'm in Northern Wisconsin. It
looks cloudy now but it may clear up!
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from: From: JACG110@aol.com
Place: Queens, NY
Viewing point: My backyard porch in a highly residential area (Eastern skies)
SitingTime: 5:05am thru 5:40am
Comment:! My first time seeing a meteorite shower and at first didn't know
what to look for, then the show began on its own. Some lights were extremely
bright, others were faint but noticeable. Started to count them but there
were so many I lost track.
Spectacular event!
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From: "Cindy Adams-Kornmeyer" <unikorn@mhonlinedot net>
watched the Leonid meteor shower from my home in Medusa, NY this morning.
Some of the meteors appeared to leave a green train. I have never seen a
"falling star" that seemed to be any color other than white before this. What
made these appear green?
Cindy
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Thank you all for your reports
werfried kuneth
list elf, ret.
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