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1998
LEONID METEOR SHOWER



50mm Cluster
Quadrant #4 (BR, bottom-right)

[ 27 ° x 40 ° FOV ]






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




(time-lapse) 50mm camera




(frame offset = 0)
(time-lapse for Gemini, initial frame = frame #1, 11:00pm - 11:10pm 11/16 PST)
(time-lapse for Leo, initial frame = frame #6, 12:50am - 1:00am 11/17 PST)

Meteors recorded in following frames:
SELECT Frames


BR frame #9 (12:20am - 12:30am PST, 11/17)

Click for HI-RES image 		6 near-radiant meteors (over 10 min), including 1 fireball. The latter was one of the exceptional fireballs observed (visually). Due to proximity to radiant, the meteor is fore-shortened ("stubby" & "fat"). It is very energetic, and leaves a noticeable debris trail. Note that it is bifurcated! The *larger* debris-trail originates from the central-portion (w/maximum width, where it "exploded"?), & *smaller* debris-trail originates from the terminus (less energetic).

See narrow-angle image with 85mm lens, & further comments.



BR frame #10 (12:30am - 12:40am PST, 11/17)

Click for HI-RES image 		6 near-radiant meteors (over 10 min), including 1 fireball. The latter was one of the exceptional fireballs observed (visually). Due to proximity to radiant, the meteor is fore-shortened ("stubby" & "fat"). It is very energetic, and leaves a noticeable debris trail. Note that it is bifurcated! The *larger* debris-trail originates from the central-portion (w/maximum width, where it "exploded"?), & *smaller* debris-trail originates from the terminus (less energetic).

See narrow-angle image with 85mm lens, & further comments.





Click for HI-RES image

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