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(meteorobs) Fwd: Leonids from Midtown Manhattan!
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Clear skies!
Lew Gramer <owner-meteorobs@atmob.org>
> Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2002 17:03:27 -0500
>
> Hi all,
> I realize that little useful astronomical information is likely
> to emerge from a rooftop in Midtown Manhattan on a hazy moonlit night,
> a mere 0.5km from the obnoxiously bright Chrysler Building.
> Nevertheless, this first-time meteor-watcher was thrilled to spot 25-30
> bright greenish Leonids between 5:05 and 6:05am EST today, in about 25%
> of the sky. All of these were brighter than Jupiter was last night,
> because I wouldn't have spotted them otherwise!
>
> Cheers,
> Gregg (gregg.patruno@gs.com)
> New York City
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