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> Leonids from Los Padres National Forest (California)
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>Here is my report:
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>Setup 3 tracking mounts, 1 tripod with 2 cameras, low-light video
>camera.
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>http://www.comet-track.com/meteor/leonids02/leonids02.html
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>Ran meteor patrol program (10pm-5am), for Nov 18-19. Went for
>earthgrazers with 3 cameras (early - mid evening), ended up with
>nothing. Didn't see any huge fireballs, as in years past.
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>Was pretty cold, it was inhibiting me. Sleep deprivation was getting to
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>me & I had to
>take a nap from midnight - 1am. As I was lying down, looking up thru my
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>van's window (to the north), I saw a long bright fireball @1:55am. At
>that point, I was motivated to get up & start the photo run for the 2nd
>peak @ 2:40am (local time), 10:40 UT Nov 19
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>There was a noticeable increased activity at the predicted 2nd peak.
>Photos & video show many meteors recorded. The locations of meteors were
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>noticeably active near the radiant & near Ursa Major. Video camera was
>monitoring the radiant. I was watching the video monitor & could *see*
>meteors that weren't detectable with naked eye. I saw a bunch of
>meteors near the Big Dipper, & switched the video camera towards
>there...& sure enough meteors were recorded
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>Many bright meteors, with persistent trails. No meteors with "glow
>worms". During peak, "simultaneously occurring" meteors were observed &
>recorded (see above photos).
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>The '02 Leonids didn't have the fireball "frenzy" as in '01 & '98.
>However, the frenetic activity near the peak with bright meteors was an
>excellent display.
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>Photographing the nightsky with a full moon up was a real challenge. It
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>required exposing LOTS of film (due to extremely short exposures).
>Video is more cost-effective. But, the film gives a high-resolution
>quality image. (at the expense of lots of frames with no meteors)
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>Bob Yen
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