Hi Jeff, I think we saw the same head on Leonid as I am in Fairfax county also....mine was in Leo proper and winked on and off. I counted 253 Leonids from 0430 to 0605, under clear skies and 28 deg F, with approximately 60% sky coverage and a LM of about 4.0. I saw 5 at once and several other pairs and triples at 0540. many had nice trains but no trains lasted longer than a few seconds. There were no fireballs, the brightest Leonid was about the brightness of Jupiter. Extra pluses were the ISS soaring majestically through Leo and the radiant, 3 satellites, a beautiful sporadic that went from West to East, a nice contrast to the Leonids. The winter stars and cavalcade of planets, illuminated by the Full Moon made for a wonderful celestial experience. I am sure we are all covered in Leonid dust. Not the storm of '66 but not a bad meteor viewing experience.
All the best, Greg Redfern IMCA #5781 www.meteoritecollectors.org -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jeff Grossman Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 8:07 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [meteorite-list] Leonids From Virginia The meteors were quite nice here. We had scattered high, thin clouds, limiting magnitude around 4 outside my house in the Washington suburbs. Between 4 and 5 am local time I saw about 50, including one "head-on", something I've never seen before. Between 5 and 5:30 the rate increased to around 2/minute. Around 5:45-6:00 there was a strong peak lasting about 5-10 minutes, when I was seeing one every 2-4 seconds, including a burst where 5 were visible at once. Morning twilight then wiped out the show. -jeff Dr. Jeffrey N. Grossman phone: (703) 648-6184 US Geological Survey fax: (703) 648-6383 954 National Center Reston, VA 20192, USA ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
