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Re: (meteorobs) Persistent meteor trains
May 1, 2003
Greetings Meteor Enthusiasts!
Oh yes. The longest meteor I saw with a persistent
train could have been an early 2001 earth-grazing
Leonid (according to some measurements I took into
account). That bright boy lasted a remarkable 1-2
sec! It was amazing! After that early night meteor
the fog rolled in...
I would be astounded to see a longer train. Maybe it
is a good thing that I haven't yet! Nevertheless,
some of those fabulous Perseids last year had
persistent trains and were a sight! After thinking
about it, some of those could have had slightly
longer trains.
Long, lasting trains!
Mark Fox
Newaygo, MI USA
--- Paul Jones <jonesp0854@hotmail.com> wrote:
> 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
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>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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