O.K. We were out from 9 p.m. until 1:45 a.m. I saw one (that's right, ONE!) lousy meteor. I hope someone else had a better show than we did in NJ. Debbie Reeves Sandy Hook, NJ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
On Thu, 18 Nov 1999, Reeves, Debbie (Debbie) wrote: > O.K. We were out from 9 p.m. until 1:45 a.m. I saw one (that's right, > ONE!) lousy meteor. I hope someone else had a better show than we did in > NJ. > > Debbie Reeves > Sandy Hook, NJ you saw one more than we did!!! we had to drive a long ways into the country to get out from underneath the cloud cover... mark -- #------canoeist[at]netbox[dot]com----http://www.diac.com/~zen/mark ---- # mark zen o, o__ o_/| o_. po box 474 </ [\/ [_| [_\ ft. lupton, co 80621-0474 (`-/-------/----') (`----|-------\-') #~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~ http://www.jacknjillz.com/paddler [index to club websites i administer] Rocky Mtn Sea Kayak Club, Colorado River Flows, Poudre Paddlers The Colorado Paddlers' Resource, Rocky Mtn Canoe Club Trip Page -- Fortune: A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner. - English Proverb *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
>> O.K. We were out from 9 p.m. until 1:45 a.m. I saw one (that's right, ONE!) lousy meteor. I hope someone else had a better show than we did in NJ. Debbie Reeves Sandy Hook, NJ >> It was disappointing for me, too. I read that Europe and the Middle East had a great show -- up to 1688 meteors per hour at the peak. The shower peaked about 8:15 p.m. CST, pretty much as predicted. I was a bit late to my own rendezvous, but looked for them from about 8:00 p.m. till about 10:30 p.m. CST, and saw not a single Leonid, though I did see three others. I had hoped that even though Leo was below the horizon, I would see at least some of the brighter ones, but the report at http://science.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/ast18nov99_1.htm says there were few bright Leonids even over Europe, just bunches of dim ones. Where I was, high, thin, cirrus clouds and a bright moon made seeing any faint meteors virtually impossible. Still, it was a nice evening to lie out on my Thermarest and chat with other kayakers, and it gave me an opportunity to reacquaint myself with some of the constellations. The starry sky, the air moving gently over my face, all made me regret how long it has been since I last slept under the stars. Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
At 04:31 PM 11/18/99 -0500, Reeves, Debbie (Debbie) wrote: >O.K. We were out from 9 p.m. until 1:45 a.m. I saw one (that's right, >ONE!) lousy meteor. I hope someone else had a better show than we did in >NJ. > >Debbie Reeves >Sandy Hook, NJ At least you saw one I was out before midnight and then again at 3:30am and still did not see anything. So count your self lucky you saw even one. Dana *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
In a message dated 11/18/99 5:42:59 PM Central Standard Time, CHUCK_at_multitech.com writes: > The starry sky, the air moving gently over > my face, all made me regret how long it has been since I last slept > under the stars. I stayed out all night in a field watching. Around 1 AM until 4 AM the pace picked up to 3-5 per hour. We saw a total of 4 large meteors that left a trail. The rest were small quick ones. Not as big a show as I'd hoped, but well worth the night out. Rob *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
At 04:31 PM 11/18/99 -0500, Reeves, Debbie (Debbie) wrote: >O.K. We were out from 9 p.m. until 1:45 a.m. I saw one (that's right, >ONE!) lousy meteor. I hope someone else had a better show than we did in >NJ. > Did see a couple of faint, quick ones, but the production was poor enough I didn't spend a lot of time at it. The peak of the Persieds a few years ago was considerably better. This was hardly the show we've been waiting for. -- Wes *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
I saw such a fantastic meteor about 2 months ago that it will be unlikely I'll ever see another so great. Out walking the dog with one evening in waning crepuscular light (no, I did not get out my thesaurus for that one) a meteor flashes brightly across from left to right and as my jaw drops the thing breaks up into thing distinct pieces, each with its own trail. Wow. A second later, not a trace remained. I'd like to tie that in to kayaking somehow but I can't quite make a connection. jerry. At 06:21 PM 11/18/1999 +0000, Wes Boyd wrote: >At 04:31 PM 11/18/99 -0500, Reeves, Debbie (Debbie) wrote: >>O.K. We were out from 9 p.m. until 1:45 a.m. I saw one (that's right, >>ONE!) lousy meteor. I hope someone else had a better show than we did in >>NJ. >> >Did see a couple of faint, quick ones, but the production was poor enough I >didn't spend a lot of time at it. The peak of the Persieds a few years ago >was considerably better. This was hardly the show we've been waiting for. > >-- Wes > >*************************************************************************** >PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not >to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission >Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net >Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net >Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ >*************************************************************************** > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
I spent over two hours outside and saw only one, albeit a nice bright one, at about 1:30 a.m. Central, heading east to west. Ira Adams (central Mississippi) On 11/18/99 3:31 PM Reeves, Debbie (Debbie) (dreeves_at_lucent.com) wrote: >O.K. We were out from 9 p.m. until 1:45 a.m. I saw one (that's right, >ONE!) lousy meteor. I hope someone else had a better show than we did in >NJ. > >Debbie Reeves >Sandy Hook, NJ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
I was nowhere near being able to slip out from beneath the cloud cover here in Montana.. It's finally clear today; I might go out tonight to see if there are any stragglers. Shawn Mark Zen <canoeist_at_netbox.com> wrote: >you saw one more than we did!!! we had to drive a long ways into the >country to get out from underneath the cloud cover... -- Shawn W. Baker 0 46°53'N © 1999 ____©/______ 114°06'W ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^\ ,/ /~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ baker_at_montana.com 0 http://www.missoulaconcrete.com/shawn/ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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