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Re: (meteorobs) leonids (Adelaide , Australia )



have any "radio watchers" confirmed another burst of meteors at or slightly
after sunrise on the 19th?

I ask because I've now seen several emails describing fireballs occurring
just before, at, or beyond sunrise.

Several fireballs during that lightening time period could suggest that
another Leonids "burst" took place after 1047 UT  as the sun was
rising/risen on the 19th.

So, have any "radio watcher" confirmed that yet another peak was "seen"
during early daylight?

clear skies
chuck ferriday
----- Original Message -----
From: "belatrix" <belatrix@ozemail.com.au>
To: <meteorobs@atmob.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 12:14 PM
Subject: Re: (meteorobs) leonids (Adelaide , Australia )


Hi meteor lovers of the world..
Just an update from previous posting regarding Leonids. I have got a report
from a member of our group who viewed the shower from a different location
to us on the morning of the 19th local time, he was approx. 100 k north of
our location and viewed longer thas us that night.
He said he saw three almost simultaneous daylight Leonid fireballs after the
sun had just risen properly at around 5.40 local time (18:50 UT 18th/11/02)
and then another very bright long Leonid fireball about another half an hour
later in full daylight as they were driving home!.
In addition i forgot to add LM on my earlier post it was around 4.5 LM for
that hour and clouds hovered around 20% to the west mostly, plus there was
very thin cirrus present over about 50-70 % of that hour (below) elevation
400 mtrs
..we also saw 3 nice alpha-monocerotids  between around 2-3 am local time.

> From: belatrix <belatrix@ozemail.com.au>
> Reply-To: meteorobs@atmob.org
> Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2002 06:55:45 +1030
> To: meteorobs <meteorobs@atmob.org>
> Subject: (meteorobs) leonids
>
> Hi all
> Leonids quiet as had been predicted for near Adelaide, South Australia,
  location 34º 58' South 139º 38' East
> observed 1.30 am to 5.10 am local time 19th nov, from normally (except for
> 90+% moonlight) dark rural location.  Count was 6 leonids between 3.50 am
> 4.50 am local time (17:20 - 18:20 UT, 18th nov.) they were the only
Leonids
> we saw all night!!!!
>

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