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1998
LEONID METEOR SHOWER



50mm Cluster
Quadrant #3 (BL, below-left)

[ 27 ° x 40 ° FOV ]

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frame #12, near-radiant fireball 12:20am - 12:30am PST 11/17




(time-lapse) 50mm camera

• 10 min exposure @f2
• 36 exposures
• start=11:00 pm 11/16 PST, end=5:00 am 11/17 PST

(frame offset = 0)
(time-lapse for Gemini, initial frame = frame #0, 11:00pm - 11:10pm 11/16 PST)
(time-lapse for Leo, initial frame = frame #5, 12:50am - 1:00am 11/17 PST)

Meteors recorded in following frames:

• <#0 - #4> ( yet to be analyzed)
• #7 (12:10pm - 12:20pm PST, 11/16) 1 near-radiant meteor
• #9 (12:30pm - 12:40pm PST, 11/16) 3 near-radiant fireballs
• #11 (skipped)
• #12 (12:30am - 12:40am PST, 11/17) 2 near-radiant fireballs
• <#13 - #36> ( yet to be analyzed)

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SELECT Frames

BL frame #12 (12:30pm - 12:40pm PST, 11/17) Click for HI-RES image

2 near-radiant fireballs

Click for HI-RES image

UNDER CONSTRUCTION: come back until Dec 1 for additional images

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