Mine was a -6 leonid in 2002 around 5:33 (that's 3:33 UT) that left a smoke trail for about 5 minutes. It was already pretty close to sunset so perhaps the...
Shy Halatzi
veredh1@...
May 1, 2003 8:52 am
25080
May 1, 2003 Greetings Meteor Enthusiasts! Oh yes. The longest meteor I saw with a persistent train could have been an early 2001 earth-grazing Leonid...
Mark Fox
unclefireballmtf@...
May 1, 2003 1:17 pm
25081
Michel: wow, that was some grazer! How long did it fly? If it was -8 just skimming the upper layers of atmosphere, how bright would it have been had it entered...
Jure Atanackov
jureatanackov@...
May 1, 2003 1:51 pm
25082
... From: "Larry" Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Persistent meteor trains ... Larry: You can read about the Tagish Lake (Yukon) fireball at: ...
Ed Majden
epmajden@...
May 1, 2003 2:52 pm
25083
Hi! I believe that this is a very nice discussion and would like to share my experience on the mentioned topics. I have yet to see a really astonishing...
Daniel Gruen
d.gruen@...
May 1, 2003 3:52 pm
25084
The Leonid Bolides left so many trains that there was hardly any space of time that you couldn't see the remains of a train twisting and turning in the sky...
David Stine
DStine@...
May 1, 2003 4:15 pm
25085
Did anybody else in the region around southeastern Arizona see the incredible Leonid grazer that I saw from Benson, AZ? It literally went from horizon to...
Skywayinc@...
May 1, 2003 4:52 pm
25086
The moon reaches its new phase on Thursday May 1. This weekend the moon will be a thin waxing crescent, setting shortly after the end of evening twilight. The...
Robert Lunsford
lunro.imo.usa@...
May 1, 2003 9:14 pm
25087
I'm a bit behind in my posting. Sorry for the delay. It was another slow session under the morning stars. I counted only seven meteors during the two hour...
Robert Lunsford
lunro.imo.usa@...
May 1, 2003 9:48 pm
25088
... Yes. Its not the number of nice meteors that are higher in the northern hemisphere, its the number of REPORTS thats higher, which is a reflection of the...
Michael Linnolt
mlinnolt@...
May 1, 2003 10:20 pm
25089
Hi Daniel! Mine was a Kappa Cygnid too. A red -1m one, which broke up into 2 pieces, each one with its red persistent train that lasted at least 15 seconds. It...
Francisco Ocaña Go...
paco1987@...
May 1, 2003 10:50 pm
25090
On the question of meteor trails(trains) and the persistency. Aren't there several types of meteor trails? A fire ball I observed many years ago at a star...
Robert Gardner
rendrag@...
May 2, 2003 2:09 am
25091
I've only been on the list since '99 and this topic recurs periodically, but for meteor observing it is certainly quite important. My understanding is that...
ksyo@...
May 2, 2003 3:11 am
25092
... We do occasionally get some spectacular meteors with persistent trains here in the southern hemisphere (of course they're usually leonids!). Here is a link...
belatrix
belatrix@...
May 2, 2003 7:12 pm
25093
Hi! After a long pause, I was finally under the stars again. A cold front passed in the afternoon, bringing strong winds and clearing up the atmosphere. ...
Jure Atanackov
jureatanackov@...
May 4, 2003 8:16 am
25094
Hello Fellow Skywatchers, Could I please request that you put your location in your emails so that I can 'triangulate' your position with my location? It would...
arlenecarol
arlenecarol@...
May 4, 2003 11:18 am
25095
Hi! I went out last night, and after a lot of haze and even ... Day:03-04 Month:05 Year:2003 Begin: 03/05/2003 21h34m End: 04/05/2003 2h06m Location long....
Daniel Gruen
d.gruen@...
May 4, 2003 2:22 pm
25096
Jure and all, I logged 19 or 20 meteors last night in a slightly-less-than two hour session. I'm sure more than half were ETA's, but my full report will have...
ksyo@...
May 4, 2003 2:32 pm
25097
"somewhere South of Troy, Turkey" is deceptive, Arlene. Please post your exact location. chuck ferriday clear skies ... From: "arlenecarol"...
Chuck Ferriday
cferriday@...
May 4, 2003 3:23 pm
25098
my location is approximately: 39.3585 N latitude / 26.1782 E longitude is that good enough? the only reason i'm able to give these coordinates is that i...
arlenecarol
arlenecarol@...
May 4, 2003 5:05 pm
25099
thanks, arlene, for the update. Chuck (+27.271920, -080.297601) Port St Lucie Fl 34952 clear skies !!! ... From: "arlenecarol" <arlenecarol@...> To:...
Chuck Ferriday
cferriday@...
May 4, 2003 6:19 pm
25100
Sunday morning looked to be my only real opporunity to get to observe the Eta Aquarids this year. So I took advantage of clear skies. A nasty weather system...
ksyo@...
May 4, 2003 11:43 pm
25101
Slightly off-topic for our list, but very interesting nonetheless. NOTE: Brian is not a current 'meteorobs' reader. If you follow up, please be sure to reply...
Lew Gramer
lew@...
May 5, 2003 7:10 pm
25102
From: Lew Gramer <lew@...> To: meteorobs <meteorobs@...> Cc: Captain Brian Noe <Brian.Noe@...> Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 9:01 PM ...
Roberto G.
md6648@...
May 5, 2003 7:57 pm
25103
The deadly twisters split to both sides of me in S KC Metro Area yesterday afternoon and evening, with a cold front passage squall line cleansing the humidity...
Bertunit@...
May 5, 2003 8:08 pm
25104
This is at best a difficult shower for those at higher northern latitudes. Last year in a two-hour observing session I saw zero and was probably lucky to see...
Bruce McCurdy
bmccurdy@...
May 6, 2003 2:39 am
25105
Stewart and myself spent two long nights out under the stars (beautiful cloud and moon free skies)- 4/5 & 5/6 - both were guided astrophotography sessions (so...
belatrix
belatrix@...
May 6, 2003 10:48 am
25106
Anyone who is involved in an activity for Astronomy Day (whenever your local Club or Museum chooses to hold it this year), I highly recommend these printed...
Lew Gramer
lew@...
May 6, 2003 3:28 pm
25107
Cathy, can you please e-mail copies to me. Thanks Pat O'Neill Irish Astronomical Association ... From: Lew Gramer [mailto:lew@...] Sent: Tuesday, May...
O'Neill, Pat
Pat.O'Neill@...
May 6, 2003 3:40 pm
25108
For those who might be interested i remember the following item which I read as a kid in Sky and Telescope: On October 16, 1957 the USAF successfully launched...
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