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Re: (meteorobs) Persistent meteor trains

Ooops, I forgot to also include mention that during the 2001 storm, a 
stunning -8 Leonid left a train that lasted 13 minutes!  For me at least, 
seeing the recent Leonid spectacles have completely redefined my concept of 
what a meteor shower is all about.  Regards, Paul






>From: "Paul Jones" <jonesp0854@hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: meteorobs@atmob.org
>To: meteorobs@atmob.org
>Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Persistent meteor trains
>Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 08:30:23 -0400
>
>Jure,
>  I agree with Bob L., this was NOT a stupid question.  My all-time winning 
>train was, of course, a Leonid, one from the 1998 fireball spectacle.  A 
>relatively modest -5 Leonid fireball left a train that lasted 23 minutes.  
>The train it left was more spectacular than the fireball in this case, 
>compared to some of the other sensational fireballs occuring that morning.  
>This train was one of my top memories from that event.  Beyond that, I 
>recall a couple of Perseid fireball trains lasting perhaps 8 to 10 minutes 
>each back in the eighties (the fireballs themseleves were in the -4 to -6 
>range).  I saw a -10 Geminid in 1980, but it left almost no train (as the 
>Geminids usually don't). A -12 sporadic in 1974 also left no significant 
>train, so the Leonids rule for me in the long lasting train category.
>
>Regards to all and many long and bright Eta Aquarids, Paul
>
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>
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>>From: ataju@emaildot si
>>Reply-To: meteorobs@atmob.org
>>To: meteorobs@atmob.org
>>Subject: (meteorobs) Persistent meteor trains
>>Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 23:03:15 +0200
>>
>>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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