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Here is a copy of the report I sent to the RASC listserve regarding  
my view of the LEONIDS:

> ONLY 2 LEONIDS from Horton Bluff
> I was out observing from approximately 23:30 (18th AST) to 01:50  
> (19th AST). My location (Horton Bluff) was dark and for most of the  
> period the sky was quite clear except for periods when there was  
> thin haze that seemed to wax and wane.
>
> Prior to 00:45 and again after 01:35 I had a few nice views through  
> my 10 inch at some of my favourites that were showing up quite  
> nicely,  e.g. I tried a few Coldwell objects, in paticular C23 (NGC  
> 891), a faint, edge-on galaxy and was successful in seeing it.
>
> Between 00:45 and 01:35 I concentrated on watching the sky for the  
> secondary Leonid outburst.  I concentrated mostly from overhead and  
> downward to the southward, from Saturn shining in front of Leo  
> (eastward),  the Great Oval stars taking up the best part of my  
> view (overhead and southward),  Aries and Perseus were on my right  
> fringe (westward).

> My patient observing yieded ONLY 2 LEONID METEORS: one at 01:07 (a  
> short, faint streak about mag 3 in the knee stars of Orion), the  
> second at 01:09 was more exciting (a nice bright burst, about 0  
> mag, its streak tracked from about 10 degrees below Procyon to just  
> above Sirius). I thought things were about to get more interesting,  
> but alas, there was nothing more. So, inspite of a pretty good  
> sky,  no Leonid outburst from here.
>
> I returned to the telescope for a few more deeper views before  
> closing up at 01:50.
>
> Sherman

Sherman Williams
sherm@glinx.com
website:  http://www.glinx.com/~sherm



On 20-Nov-06, at 2:39 AM, Stephen Shaw wrote:

>  Talking about stargazing, I spent about 30 min off and on peering  
> through the
> occasional breaks in the clouds for Leonid meteorites 1-2 AM Sunday  
> but didn't
> see any. Was anyone successful?


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