(meteorobs) Fw: Observing Report

[DAVID HOURDEQUIN]

Dear fellow observers.  Please forgive the informality of this report but felt I had reasonable success this morning.

Sunday 18 Nov 07 3:45 a.m. - 4:45 a.m.
Clouds:  50% plus  Tansparency:  4/5
Seeing:  4   Moon:  Set
Temp:  40 degrees   
Wind:    3 to 5 out of the SE
LVM:    5.5 (about as good as it gets here)

Meteors Observed:
Leonids:        9
Taurids:         4 (presumably, from the west behind me as I was facing east)
Sporadics:     2           
Total:              15

Observed facing easterly through a 60 degree diameter "hole" in the clouds (sometimes a little larger) between the big dipper and regulus.  All "Taurids" were headed easterly through this "hole".  

All moderate to fast with long short-duration trains.  Mag ranged  from 1 to 4, typically.  All meteors seen during first 45 minutes so hourly rate for that period 'approx. 20'.  Not too bad considering I could only see a portion of the easterly sky.

Have a nice Sunday,

David Hourdequin
Harbison Orchard Ridge Observatory
Highland, NC