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(meteorobs) Low but existent Leonid activity from Oregon; Nov. 13 ~13:30UT
I watched meteors for two hours this morning. The Moon was very bright and glaring off frost on the ground. Luckily, the sky was clear except for minimal wood smoke near the horizon. I chose to observe in the shadow of a tall tree to get the Moon out of my FOV (hence the 20% obstruction).
Meteor activity was faint, with nothing brighter than magnitude 1. Sporadic rates are about what I would expect under the conditions. There were two Leonids in the first hour, the first one coming at 4:16am PST. The second hour featured 6 Leonids. The last four meteors of the watch were Leonids, but there were no meteors for the last ten minutes of the watch so it wasn't like activity was increasing steadily. I watched on through twilight until 6:00am (1400 UT) but did not see any more meteors.
Observer: Wesley Stone (STOWE)
Location: Chiloquin, OR (42d 35m N, 121d 52m W)
Method: Counting: Watch/Tape recorder
Date: 2003 November 12/13
Interval UT Teff(h) LM F Tau LEO Spo
1145-1247 1.00 5.6 1.25 2 2 4
1247-1348 1.00 5.6 1.25 0 6 7
Magnitude Distribution
Mag. 1 2 3 4 Total
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Tau 1 1 - - 2
LEO - 2 5 1 8
Spo 2 3 2 4 11
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