Leonids in 2000


Date & Time: Nov 17 2000, 28:15 JST(+0900), 5min. Exp.
A meteor appeared in 28:15:40, with 0th magnitude
Optical: SIGMA MF f=24mmF2.8, Aperture: F2.8, partially trimmed
Auto-guided with Kenko SKYMEMO Equatorial
Camera: MINOLTA XD
Film: Kodak Portra 800
Location: Ooizumi vil., Yamanashi pref.


As a general prediction said, the Leonids meteor shower in 2000 had a calm activity with about 30 meteors per hour in maximum early morning of November 18 in Japan. I could see several bright shooting stars of the Leonids under a bad condition with last quarter of Moon lying at the constellation of Leo.
And this image shows you a Leonids meteor appeared at the east of Orion with a brightness of about 0th magnitude, never a defect on film...


Perseid Meteor Shower 2004
Meteoric trail on Sep 11 1999

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