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LEONID DAILY NEWS: November 24, 2002 The Nov 17 06:49:50 UT Leonid fireball as captured by an AIMIT tracker prototype during the 2002 Leonid MAC mission. LEONIDS TRACKED George Varros tracked this -8 magnitude Leonid at 06:49:50 UT on the way from Omaha to Madrid from the NASA DC-8 during the Leonid MAC Campaign, using the Meteor Tracker. After a brilliant flash, the meteor reappears before burning out. A persistent train was visible for at least 4 minutes. The meteor tracker was developed in a project with Peter Gural and Peter Jenniskens. Previous news items: 2002: Nov 21 - Leonids tracked Nov 20 - Asteroids named after Leonid MAC participants Nov 19 - Leonid storms rich in faint meteors Oct 22 - Collecting meteoroid debris from snow cover Oct 21 - Highlights COSPAR/World Space Congress Aug 31 - First UV spectrum: Leonid from space 2001: Dec 11 - Shocking Leonid Dec 01 - Moon impacts Nov 26 - Near-IR persistent train emission Nov 24 - Results of near-real time flux measurements Nov 22 - Wowh! Optical meteor spectra 2000: Dec. 25 - Ursid shower circular IMO Dec. 24 - Ursid shows early release of sodium Dec. 23 - Ursid outburst confirmed Dec. 18 - Dec 22 Ursid outburst Nov. 20 - A bacterial fingerprint? Nov. 15 - HCN disappears mysteriously Nov. 14 - Meteor shower from space Nov. 13 - Organic fingerprint Nov. 12 - Train airglow chemistry Nov. 11 - Hard bits and persisting glows Nov. 10 - Meteoroid debris detected Nov. 09 - New meteor picture Nov. 08 - Spin city Nov. 07 - Meteors affect atmospheric chemistry Nov. 06 - Listen to this! Nov. 04 - Fear of heights? Nov. 03 - The pale (infra-red) dot Nov. 02 - Twin showers Nov. 01 - Leonids approaching Earth Oct. 31 - Prospects for Moon Impact Studies Oct. 30 - Comet dust crumbled less fine Today's news   Top of Page - Text/Image Use Guidelines