From: Michael Doyle, Reed's Gap, Virginia
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2000 08:07:19 -0600 (CST)


All around an excellent evening, with many bright meteors,
predominantly trained, often with trails persisting 2-3s.
Exceedingly clear sky at 1100m, except for thin clouds
between 0902-1000 UT.

2000 November 17/18
Michael Doyle
Reed's Gap, Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia, USA (37.85N 79W)

UT         LM (Per)   LEO     Remarks
0508-0608    5.8      26      Several bright earthgrazers
0608-0623    5.8      20      Rate picked up considerably!
0623-0638    5.8      17
0638-0653    5.8      20
0653-0708    5.8      25
0708-0723    5.8      42      Cold hands from writing so much!
0723-0738    5.7      39
0738-0753    5.7      33      Incl. -4 fireball with terminal burst
0753-0808    5.6      16
0812-0827    5.6      16
0827-0842    5.6      18      Incl. -6 fireball w. term. burst &
                              trail lasting over 1 min.
0842-0857    5.4      10      30% thin cloud cover; could still
                              see constellations through clouds
0857-0402    5.1       3      Stopped due to cloudcover
Still cloudy at 0430 so slept until 0530
0539-0554    5.0       7


Quite excellent - 90 more meteors in .5 hr less than 1999 from
Joshua Tree, California.   Haven't yet tried to match these
with anyone's predictions...