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Post by BillW on Nov 7, 2012 15:48:01 GMT
With the Leonids approaching the usual suspects are having a get together on the night of the 16/17th.
Depending on the weather we will be going to either the Loch Doon vicinty or more centrally near the hamlet of Aldie.
I'll post the final details here but feel free to come along. Should the weather treat us kindly these night are always excellent entertainment.
Good company and good chat.
Cheers,
Bill.
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Post by stewartw on Nov 8, 2012 21:01:12 GMT
Hi Bill,
Would love to join you but it's just a little bit too far from Cheshire :-)
Good luck on the night - hope you have clear skies!
William
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Post by BillW on Nov 16, 2012 13:15:38 GMT
Looks like the weather is going to spoil things as usual for the 16/17.
Typical.
Bill.
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Post by stewartw on Nov 16, 2012 20:08:10 GMT
Hi Bill, Pity about tonight ... tomorrow (Saturday / Sunday) looks a lot better  Good Luck William |
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Post by BillW on Nov 16, 2012 21:13:29 GMT
Hi William,
You'd think that after so many years of disappointment it would get easier but it never does!
Yes, hopefully tomorrow night will bring a clear spell for a few hours observing.
Interestingly the IMO calendar has various times for minor stream crossings so it's always worth a look just in case.
Cheers,
Bill.
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Post by BillW on Nov 17, 2012 22:41:40 GMT
Cool and wet this evening but the rain has now stopped. Video camera running in imaging mode , so we'll see if the Leonids gives us any nice meteors between the showers.
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Post by stewartw on Nov 18, 2012 8:59:19 GMT
Was out last night from 0200 to 0400 GMT to try and catch some Leonids visually ... managed two  A quick review of the cameras revealed a very low turnout and most of those were short, fast and faint. More later ... William |
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Post by BillW on Nov 18, 2012 13:46:46 GMT
Hi,
I've just had a look at last nights recordings. There were some heavy showers last night, had over 6mm of rain but some clear spells too.
Recorded 22 meteors but only 5 definite Leonids. Apart from one, which may have been +1 the others were were faint also.
Very poor weather coming in so I don't think there'll be much observing for the rest of the week.
Bill.
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Post by leolion on Nov 18, 2012 16:06:21 GMT
I'm getting soft in my dotage so I let the latest video unit (A Watec 902H2 with 3.8mm f0.8 lens) strut its stuff & logged on VHS tape. Ran between 21:40 UT & 00:30 UT on Nov 17/18 2012 which is U/S for Leonids as it is too early.Sat in the kitchen watching the TV monitor !I cannot burn the candle at both ends these days. Looking forward to the Gems (if we get clear skies) as I still enjoy a good visual session & an active major shower is good for the adrenalin.Hoping for some more clear sky so I can start UFO Capture for the video up again before the Gems.
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Post by arp on Nov 18, 2012 19:34:27 GMT
Hi, I had clear skies last night (Nov 17/18) after a couple of pre-midnight rainy spells. I captured 30 meteors last night, of which 12 were categorised as Leonids by UFO Analyser. Hopefully some were captured by stewartw for our 2-station project. I can only add one attachment at a time, so I've attached the trails map and I'll add some examples in the next couple of messages. Clear skies, Alex. Attachments:
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Post by arp on Nov 18, 2012 19:35:32 GMT
Another Leonid... Attachments:
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Post by arp on Nov 18, 2012 19:36:22 GMT
Another Leonid... Attachments:
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Post by stewartw on Nov 19, 2012 21:11:42 GMT
Sorry Alex, My cameras didn't pick up either of those  I did get a spectacular Leonid but it was too far north for your system. Overall it was quite disappointing for the Leonids this year ... what's everyone up to in 2022 (http://feraj.narod.ru/Radiants/Predictions/1901-2100eng/Leo2021-2030eng.html)? William Attachments:
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