sorry all for offtopic, but seems
like leonid reports are about done
hi chuck
it happens that i must (sadly) sell
my boat
she's a 41 morgan OI ketch - more
than adequate for offshore anywhere
let me know if you have any interest
or know of anyone who does
she's a fine
boat
thanks
dale botwin
miami
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 5:43
PM
Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Re: SW Florida
2003Nov20/21 Leonids gone
Norman, where is your viewing site located?
I'm down here in
port st lucie, and we have horrendous
light scatter. If I had a large
enough yacht I could venture
out about 30 miles offshore and eliminate
light scatter.
However, I don't. So I must look for good
viewing
locations.
Could you please give me directions to
yours. By being
at port st lucie/Ft pierce I have immediate access to
either
I-95 or the Fl Turnpike, so access to the northern part of
the
state is pretty much by freeway.
thanks
chuck ferriday
-----
Original Message -----
From: <nmcleod@peganet.com>
To: <meteorobs@atmob.org>
Sent: Friday,
November 21, 2003 4:57 PM
Subject: (meteorobs) Re: SW Florida 2003Nov20/21
Leonids gone
> No aurora from Florida either. A beautiful,
pleasantly cool night with
just
> a few mosquitoes at my remote site
-- sky LM 7.3 with M44 and M41 resolved
> naked-eye. But not very
many meteors. I observed 817 - 1027 UT (317 -
527
> EST)
and saw only 22 meteors. One Leonid, two Taurids, one Alpha
>
Monocerotid, and 18 sporadics. Both regular hours had 10 meteors
total.
It
> seemed good at the start but then dropped way off.
Most of us saw few
> Leonids this year, and I'm included among the
unfortunates. Nov 20/21 has
> done much better in the past on
Leonids. In the 70's - early 80's I was
> used to seeing a steady
4/hr Leonids for about 5 days after maximum.
>
> The moon lit up
my east quite a bit toward the end. Very apparent maria
on
>
the dark side, enhanced by the large crescent phase nearing
perigee.
>
> Much earlier I saw two bright casual Taurids. A
white -2m North Taurid
at
> home, then a green
-1m Taurid (unclassifed) while driving out. I did
not
>
get within 20 degrees of the white one -- was a bit disappointed in
not
> getting the best look at a rare white meteor. I have good
color
perception
> in meteors ; no matter how poorly seen one is, I
still get its color.
Even
> if I don't see it at all, but just a
flash on the ground, I know the
color.
>
> The report from Kim
about 400 miles north of here astonished me. He does
> have twice
my perception. But why he saw Leonids and I did not, I
am
unable
> to explain. Too bad I did not go out the night
before, but after seeing
> next to nothing the night before that and
deciding to skip a night, maybe
I
> guessed
wrong.
>
>
>
Norman
>
>
>
>
>
> Norman W. McLeod
III
> Staff Advisor
> American Meteor Society
>
> Fort
Myers, Florida
> nmcleod@peganet.com
>
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