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(meteorobs) Re: Persistent meteor trains
Jure and All,
I guess we share that record as we were together that night. You deserve
more credit as I did not see the actual fireball, just the resulting train.
Besides, I don't think it lasted much past 15 minutes for me. Other
long-lasting trains were 13 minutes for a -15 Perseid (8/11/81) and 12
minutes for a -18 Leonid )11/16/98). The Perseid train would have lasted
longer but was lost when it drifted into the bright cone of zodiacal light.
Likewise, the Leonid was lost when it drifted into the bright skyglow of San
Diego.
Definitely not a stupid question!
Clear Skies,
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: <ataju@emaildot si>
To: <meteorobs@atmob.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 2:03 PM
Subject: (meteorobs) Persistent meteor trains
Hi!
I was just wondering (it's a stupid question really, but what the
heck...):
how long did your longest persistent meteor train ever last and what meteor
produced it. Subquestion: if it wasn't a Leonid, repeat the upper question
for
a Leonid.
Oh yeah: mine lasted just over 22 minutes, produced by a -8m Leonid (Nov
18,
2001 12:36:35UT, Mt.Lemmon, AZ).
Clear skies!
Jure A.
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