Garth, I don't think that there were that many. I had read somewhere (the
links posted here) that it was 1500/hr in '66, with predictions as high as
8k/hr for this episode. Of course, we won't see all that are hitting. We
have a limited view on the ground, and some just aren't big enough to be
visible at ground level. I'd guess we saw around 100 in the time from 4:45
to 5:15. Some were brilliant and long, and some were dim and small. I'm
hopeful to have more than stars on my exposures! When you point the 24mm at
the sky, the coverage isn't really all that wide....
-Mickey
----- Original Message -----
From: "Garth Wood" <garth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2001 12:39 PM
Subject: RE: [OM] Leonids
> Wish I'd seen 1966 (I think it was). 150,000 impacts/hour! And at the
last minute, I decided not to take any photos -- not familiar enough with
the deep-sky site or with doing this type of photography, and wanted to
actually see the show rather than screw around with a tripod and camera in
total darkness.
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