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1998
LEONID METEOR SHOWER



50mm Cluster
Quadrant #1 (UL, upper-left)

[ 27 ° x 40 ° FOV ]






frame #1, 50 degree fireball 11:00pm - 11:10pm PST 11/16, near Gemini


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




(time-lapse) 50mm camera




(frame offset = 0) NOTE: index #'s need to be corrected!
(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:
SELECT Frames


UL frame #1 (12:20pm - 12:30pm PST, 11/17)

Click for HI-RES image 		(end-portion) of 50 degree fireball (!), in Gemini

NOTE: This is the SAME 50 degree meteor, as recorded with the 7.5mm lens (see 7.5mm section), 14mm lens (see 14mm section), 20mm lens (see 20mm section)

See further comments in *main* 50mm section)


UL frame #11 (12:20pm - 12:30pm PST, 11/17)

Click for HI-RES image 		near-radiant fireball in Lynx.



Click for HI-RES image

UNDER CONSTRUCTION: come back until Dec 1 for additional images