[Atmob-discuss] Anyone else notice the meteors during the eclipse.

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From: "Steven Rugoletti" <srugoletti at verizon.net>
To: <pbealo at comcast.net>
Subject: Fw: Metors during the eclipse.
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 11:37:10 +0000
> Peter, 
> 
> I shot off an e-mail to the visual programs coordinator of the American Meteor 
> Society (found them online) about the shower we saw from Leo during the eclipse.  
> This is the response I got.  
> 
> I hope you're feeling better - be careful.  This flu has a really high 
> re-infection rate - change your toothbrush and do all that other preventative 
> stuff once you get better...
> 
> I'm off to Lake Placid for the week of ice climbing.  I'll be back on Friday, 
> and maybe we can talk about details for the ASTRO visit then, before I leave for 
> the NASA trip.
> 
> Regards,
> Steve
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: meteorsga at bellsouth.net 
> To: Steven Rugoletti 
> Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 5:40 PM
> Subject: Re: Metors during the eclipse.
> 
> 
> Hi Steven,
> 
>    You were undoubtedly seeing Delta Leonids, a "busy" minor shower that occurs 
> from early February until March 19th.  Yes, there are many minor showers 
> throughout the year in various constellations.  The Novenmber Leonids, which you 
> referred to, are actually on the decline now and not much more exciting than the 
> Delta Leonids, just a handful per hour even at peak time.  
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks for sharing your observations!
> 
> 
> 
> Kim Youmans
> 
> AMS Visual Program Coordinator.
> 
> 
>   -------------- Original message from "Steven Rugoletti" 
> <srugoletti at verizon.net>: -------------- 
> 
> 
>   Dear Kim,
> 
>   During the recent lunar eclipse, I noticed several meteors from about 10:20 - 
> 10:40 EST.  The interesting thing was that they all seemed to have come out of 
> Leo.  There person I was with is a past president of the Boston chapter of the 
> amateur telescope builders group, and he knows the sky much better than I and he 
> was "perplexed" as well.  We both knew that we're nowhere near the time for the 
> Leonid meteor showers, but the radiant (if I'm using the term correctly) was 
> around to the constellation Leo, with the center to the left of the eclipsed 
> moon.  I look up often and the rate at which I was seeing them seemed a bit 
> higher than the normal background rate - I've stood out during meteor showers 
> and seen less...  What might have been happening here?  Is this a minor shower 
> that's not usually listed?  I did find a shower listed for around this time, but 
> its for the southern hemisphere.  
> 
>   My location is in Plaistow, NH, if that makes a difference.
> 
>   Looking forward to your thoughts.
>   Regards,
>   Steven Rugoletti
> 
> 
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