No activity visible for 11 pm peak, despite near optimal viewing conditions (after taking into account a full f---ing moon and copious metropolitan light pollution).
Saw 10 meteors between 4:30 and 5:30. Patchy high cloud cover with a light haze, but stars visible to second magnitude. Saw a large satellite (possibly ISS) pass within 30 degrees of zenith at 5:10, heading southeast. Saw a possible Iridium flare to the south at 5:14.
Saw 46 meteors between 5:30 and 6:00.
I would call this a good meteor shower with a sharp peak around 5:45, but not a storm. Last year's show was better I saw several hundred meteors during the Leonids last year, including a fireball, but then again viewing conditions were much better.
Observation from 2:25 to 3:00 P.S.T. Full moon, but not too annoying.
Many - (20?) - short, quick meteors. Generally eminating from the sickle in the Leo constellation.
Ten or so of longer duration and one very bright, short meteor that left a vapor trail that lasted for near a minute. It left an after-image in my eye...one of, if not, the brightest I've ever seen.
Almost as good as a Persids shower I saw as a kid in mid-60's. That one was complete with it's own bollide. Almost peed in my sleeping bag when I saw that. : )
Missed last years show...bummer.
Confirmed from HeavensAbove.com:
| Date | Mag | Starts | Max. Altitude | Ends | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | Time | Alt. | Az. | ||
| 19 Nov | -0.6 | 05:10:12 | 63 | SSW | 05:10:12 | 63 | SSW | 05:13:06 | 10 | SE |
Saw a possible Iridium flare to the south at 5:14.
Also confirmed, same source:
| Date | Local Time |
Intensity ( Mag) |
Alt. | Azimuth | Distance to flare centre |
Intensity at flare centre (Mag.) |
Satellite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov | 05:14:04 | -2 | 25° | 172° (S ) | 25.8 km (W) | -7 | Iridium 46 |