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Old November 19th 06, 04:45 PM posted to uk.sci.astronomy
Pete Mills
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Default Leonid outburst??


"Paul Clark" wrote in message
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Did anyone get any unusual results?

Single observer counts already adjusted for cloud cover

02:30 - 03:30 ~ 6 (30% cover)
03:30 - 04:30 ~ 8 (50% cover)
04:30 - 05:30 ~ 16 (10% cover)

Location: Angelsey, NELM 6+. M35 clearly visible to direct vision, winter
Milky Way visible down past Canis Major.
No real evidence of an outburst unless they were too faint and quick for

our
aged eyes

Paul, Don


Observed from 3:42 to 5:17 when the cold got the better of me and warm bed
was calling.

Saw 29 Leonids and 3 sporadics under nice dark Norfolk skies.

If there was a peak it seemed a little later than the predicted 4.45, as I
saw four in fairly quick succession aroud 5.05.

I was recording on sony video, but at 5.00 realised I had left the lense cap
on for the entire session. Hopefully the nieghbours didn't hear the
obsenities uttered as I stomped around the back garden!

Pete