Leonid Meteors 2008

It was predicted an encounter with a 500 year-old dust trail of comet Tempel-Tuttle. Moderate activity was observed around the predicted time with THZ around 70-100. European observers had the highest rates.

" P. Ocaña (Madrid, Spain) reports high video rates from 1h30m UT onward at Perseid levels (ZHR about 70-90 meteors/hr)."
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J. M. Trigo (Spanish Meteor and Fireball Network) reports -- from video observations -- a peak of ZHR = 60 ± 5 meteors/hr at solar longitude 234.95 deg, accompanied by bright fireballs from an apparent radiant at R.A. = 153 deg, Decl. = +21 deg, and a population index of 1.7 ± 0.3 (N = 150)...

Paco Ocaña (UCM, Spain) reported the detection of 28 Leonids from an apparent 4degrees-wide radiant at RA 153.deg and Dec= +22º. A first maximum took place at ~01:30TU and a second one at around 04:00 TU with brighter Leonids from a narrower (2º) radiant located at RA 153.4º Dec +22.2

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