http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/meteorobs/ Amateur meteor astronomy Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:01:01 GMT meteors@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/meteorobs/message/37721 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/meteorobs/message/37721 ... Subject: 2009 Leonids Date: Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:32:03 -0500 From: meteors@... To: undisclosed-recipients:; For the second month in a row, observers Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:33:46 GMT Mikhail Maslov http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/meteorobs/message/37720 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/meteorobs/message/37720 night 2009-11-09/10 begin 2009-11-09 1444 end 2009-11-09 1714 observer "Mikhail" "Maslov" "MASMI" location Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:47:44 GMT M Linnolt http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/meteorobs/message/37719 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/meteorobs/message/37719 I observed for an hour before moonrise Friday evening from my dark sky site on the Big Island of Hawaii. There appeared to be some higher activity (?) from the Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:45:49 GMT M Linnolt http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/meteorobs/message/37717 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/meteorobs/message/37717 I observed for an hour before moonrise Friday evening from my dark sky site on the Big Island of Hawaii. There appeared to be some higher activity (?) from the Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:00:54 GMT Richard Taibi http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/meteorobs/message/37716 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/meteorobs/message/37716 I was inspired by Paul Martshing's example and decided to watch meteors before the moon rose. Unfortunately, I was drowsy during the first session and I have Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:31:44 GMT Robert Lunsford http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/meteorobs/message/37715 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/meteorobs/message/37715 As seen from the northern hemisphere, meteor rates continue to be strong in November. While no major showers are active this month, the two Taurid radiants Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:53:41 GMT Thomas Ashcraft http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/meteorobs/message/37714 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/meteorobs/message/37714 The mystery light flash has now been identified as a satellite called ETS-7. Maximum brightness for this particular sat is listed at magnitude 2.4 when 100% Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:24:08 GMT GLDSKTR@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/meteorobs/message/37713 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/meteorobs/message/37713 Interesting video, Tom. It's a perfect point of light. Hard to tell what it might be, though. Anthony In a message dated 11/8/2009 12:37:43 P.M. Eastern Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:14:35 GMT Mikhail Maslov http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/meteorobs/message/37712 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/meteorobs/message/37712 An observation 8/9 November 2009. The sky finally cleared with quite frosty temperature (-15C at the beginning. -16C at the end). The lm was still very modest Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:31:35 GMT Larry http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/meteorobs/message/37711 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/meteorobs/message/37711 Thomas, I think it is a close-in artificial object. The early morning Sun could easily produce a bright reflection like this off of a Military or foreign Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:16:24 GMT Chris Peterson http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/meteorobs/message/37710 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/meteorobs/message/37710 The latest report was for Oct 31-Nov 6 (posted here by Robert on Oct 30). If you miss one, you can always get the latest at http://www.amsmeteors.org/lunsford/ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:04:38 GMT Kristi Wenger http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/meteorobs/message/37709 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/meteorobs/message/37709 Just wondering if there's a Activity Outlook for November?? The last one I got was for October 17-23. Thanks! Kristi Wenger Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:37:50 GMT Thomas Ashcraft http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/meteorobs/message/37708 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/meteorobs/message/37708 November 8, 2009 0043:20 UT ( Nov 7, 2009 1743:20 MST) Last evening I captured what I assumed was a satellite flash, possibly an Iridium flare, but I could Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:13:56 GMT pmartsching@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/meteorobs/message/37707 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/meteorobs/message/37707 08 November 2009 01:30-03:30 UT (CST 07:30-09:30 07/08 Nov) I observed two hours before Moon rise. Usual location at McFarland Park Observatory - 4 miles NE of Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:49:51 GMT drtanuki http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/meteorobs/message/37706 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/meteorobs/message/37706 Dear Larry and List, Here is what I found on the Sonota Corp website about the Nagano1 data of the meteor. An altitude of 30km is discussed with a final