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(meteorobs) (admin fwd) Fine Leonid meteor storm in China
From: Casper ter Kuile <casper.ter.kuile@xs4alldot nl>
Hi to all,
Meteor observers in China at the Xinglong Observatory observed the Leonid
meteor shower.
Preliminary results are:
Minute counts toppet at 40 meteors per minute at around 18:15 UT.
The started with nice earth grazers.
Many bright fireballs were observed.
The peak seemed broader than expected because minute counts from 17 till
twilight at 21:30 UT was greater than 10.
The shower was observed from four stations and all photographic an d
video-equipment functioned flawlessly.
Observers at the Xinglong Observatory are:
Dr. Jin Zhu
Koen Miskotte
Arnold Tukkers
Casper ter Kuile
Jos Nijland
Sietse Dijkstra
Robert Haas
Michel Vandeputte
Lew Gramer
Students and friends of Dr. Jin Zhu.
Casper ter Kuile, Dutch Meteor Society (DMS)
Akker 145, NL-3732 XD, De Bilt, The Netherlands
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Private E-mail: casper.ter.kuile@xs4alldot nl
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