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(meteorobs) (admin fwd) Re: Leonids from EMO Courtenay, B.C. CANADA



At WVW at about 10pm the marine layer rolled in and fogged up the place.  I
could still see bright many stars directly overhead and brighter ones
towards the horizon.  My single observer count was at most 2 to 5 per minute
even through the peak at 2am (sitting in the hot tub to keep warm!).  This
certainly was not the 2-3 per second storm that was predicted. I will check
the tape for bright ones late today.

Ajai


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Majden" <epmajden@shawdot ca>
To: "meteorobs" <meteorobs@atmob.org>; <UNIVERSE@uvvm.uvicdot ca>
Cc: <ajai@sehgaldot net>; "Dave Balam" <spaceguardc@home.com>; "Jiri Borovicka"
<borovic@asudot cas.cz>; "Gary Dymond" <GDYMOND@maildot gov.nfdot ca>; "Vladimir
Getman" <getman@astro.psudot edu>; "Mike Hale" <mhale@telusdot net>; "Robert
Hawkes" <rhawkes@mtadot ca>; "Doug Hube" <dhube@Phys.UAlbertadot ca>; "Peter
Jenniskens" <pjenniskens@mail.arc.nasadot gov>; "Sirko Molau"
<molau@informatik.rwth-aachendot de>; <pbrown@julian.uwodot ca>;
<respald@sandiadot gov>; "Jim Richardson" <jrich@lpl.arizonadot edu>; "Paula
Szkody" <szkody@alicar.astro.washingtondot edu>; <UNIVERSE@uvvm.uvicdot ca>;
<wellerw@mala.bcdot ca>
Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2001 05:38
Subject: Leonids from EMO Courtenay, B.C. CANADA


> WOW!!!!!! That was quite a show!  I didn't get a chance to see things
first
> hand as I was too busy attending to my spectrographs.  Over 50 spectra,
zero
> order and first order were recorded with my 2nd Generation Image
Intensifier
> spectrograph.  Some were quite spectacular.  I will have to review the
tapes
> after I get some sleep and get an accurate count.  It's 5:30 a.m. P.S.T.
I
> also deployed a Hasselblad with an F-2.8 - 80 mm lens and a 750 l/mm film
> type holographic grating.  I don't expect much from this unit as the
meteors
> would have to be quite bright to register a spectrum.  I will report on
this
> when I have the film developed.  I still have to review the Sandia All-sky
> tapes for bright fireballs.  Probably in a day or two.  Hope everyone had
a
> good night!
>
> Ed Majden
>

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