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["Frank Kraljic" <FJKraljic@xxxxxxx>]

Joe et al--

Similar to your numbers and times, these were my counts from Vekol.  I wish
I had done this more consistently, however.

0344-0354 = 80 meteors
0354-0404 = 41 meteors
0411-0421 = 27 meteors

-FRANK


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> [mailto:az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Joe Macke
> Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 1:27 PM
> To: AZ observing
> Subject: [AZ-Observing] Leonids: Peoria
>
>
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>
> I drug my kids out of bed at 0300 MST to give them a last chance
> to see a meteor storm.  We finally got situated about 0315, lying
> in the back yard with an improvised moon shade.  I divided the
> time we were out into segments to try to identify a peak.  The
> data is below:
>
> Time         #1       #2      #3     #4
> --------    -----   -----   -----   -----
> 0315-0330     5       11      12      19
> 0330-0345    26       44      49      56
> 0345-0355    28       41      52      44
> 0355-0405    13      Zzzz     13      25
> 0405-0415    14      Zzzz      9      11
>             -----   -----   -----   -----
> Total        81       85     123     136
>
> Notes:
> 1. Observer #1 (me) didn't start with the others and had the
> smallest segment of visible sky.
> 2. Observer #4 had the widest segment of sky.
> 3. Observer #2 decided to count meteors on the inside of his
> eyelids for the last two periods.
> 4. The time periods are not the same size.  It appears that our
> peak was between 0345 and 0355 MST.  I wish I had done ten minute
> breaks from the beginning.
>
> I guesstimated the limiting magnitude (for my old eyes) at about
> 4.  Using the nomogram in the November Sky & Tel, it would
> indicate that we would see about 5% of the local ZHR.  That would
> place the ZHR at about 3360 for our location, during the peak period.
>
> I didn't see any of the 30-40 degree, huge fire balls that we saw
> last year from the same location (observing through clouds.)
> Most of the ones we saw were short, relatively dim.  I did see
> the second fireball that Steve Coe mentioned.  I wasn't watching
> when he saw the first.
>
> Comparing with the other observers' reports, it appears that
> Peoria was the place to be for Arizona Leonid observing.
>
> Clear skies.
> Joe
>
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