From: Helle Jaaniste, Tartu Tahetorn, Estonia Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1999 14:37:04 +0200 (EET) We suceeded to observe the Leonid storm from Janeda, Estonia, 59.246 deg north, 25.704 deg east. The sky was mostly cloudy in Estonia, but it opened exactly at the predicted time, about 1.55 UT and was clear till 03.00 UT, when the clouds moving from SW covered it again. Results: Site: 25o42'E; 59o14'N; Weather: cirrus, mist, stars dimmer than 4th magnitude hardly visible. Counts: Date Observer Alpha Delta Start End Teff AvLM F LEO 18.11 Helle Jaaniste 6h +10 02.20 02.45 0.42 4.0 1 111 02.45 03.00 0.25 3.5 0.8 30 18.11 Maris Kuperjanov 12h +50 02.07 02.17 0.17 4.0 1 21 02.17 02.27 0.17 3.5 0.7 10 02.27 02.37 0.17 3.5 0.7 19 02.37 02.47 0.17 3.5 0.5 9 02.47 02.57 0.17 4.0 0.8 20 02.57 03.02 0.10 3.5 0.5 5 ================================ 02.07 03.02 0.93 3.7 0.7 84 18.11 Markko Meriniit 7h +20 02.07 02.17 0.17 4.2 1 30 02.17 02.27 0.17 4.2 1 47 02.27 02.37 0.17 4.2 1 39 02.37 02.47 0.17 4.2 1 34 02.47 02.57 0.17 4.2 1 32 =============================== 02.07 02.57 0.83 4.2 1 182 2. Magnitude distribution: Date Observer Alp Del Sta End -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 18.11 H. Jaaniste 6h +10 02.20 03.00 1 - 1 - 1 7 28 63 30 An extremly bright fireball (-8/-10m) has been seen at (about) 2.15 UT low at NNW, partly in clouds where no stars were visible.