Astronomy Notes

Leonids Spotted: 2
Date: 18 November 2006
Time: 0500 to 0610
Direction: [Read the article below]

One word to describe the scene, WOW! Although I didn’t see 100 meteors per hour as predicted as I am not in the peak time zone, I am very happy with the result. This is the second time in my life. How many have you seen?

First meteor is spotted at 0534 travelling from north to south. Another is the earthgrazer which travels slowly on the sky. Earthgrazer is the most wonderful meteor. A rough figure of the earthgrazer from appearing in my sight to disappearing is 6 seconds. The duration is long though I was not fast enough to image it.

I want to do something new in the next meteor session. I will have my LX90 ready for automatic slewing to the radiation point of the meteor shower and image them! However, the telescope is most likely to be replaced by low focal length refractor. It will be piggybacked on my LX90. Why? I want a larger field. I want more to be in my photo.

You might be curious to know why is this report delayed for 3 days. My home internet connection spoilt again. I am not angry this time as I have learnt how to be patient. This is the spirit of ASTRONOMER!