From: Marko Pekkola, Jari Makinen, & Christoffer Swanstroem, Finland Date: Tue, 21 Mar 1972 13:10:32 +0200 Our 3-member (Ursa astr. assoc of Finland) team got twice clouded out in Southern France; but thanks to our meteologist friends back home (sitting beside satellite maps etc) we got the word to drive to Spain as fast as possible and onwards to south. Some 40 kilometres north from Barcelona we found clear sky and a great spot in hills. As soon as we stepped out of the car numerous leonids were seen and the incredible, almost contiuous bombarding continued to climb up. The maximum seemed to us to have been between 0155-0215, but it was followed by couple of intense periods around 0220-0235 too. At best 7 leonids impressive, trail -leaving leonids streaked simultaneously in formation upwards frm radiant, at maximum time we were shouting almost continuously of as the meteors were almost incessant, often 2 or more rarely 3 simultaneously visible, repeatedle several in row with 1 second intervals. It gave the impression of ZHR between 1000 and 2500, a very rough,untrustworthy (feelings) estimate. We have a good tape with counting so studying that later on gives more of an actual result. Great show, the definatively biggest meteor night of our lives so far. A great timing in the forecasts of David Asher and RobMcNaught.