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VROD

11-19-2022 TSS Visual Report of the Day.

by helicon

"Leonids - Just another meteor shower!"

Today we have a wonderful report courtesy of Unitron48 (Dave) who braved the cold temperatures Thursday night/Friday morning to stay up and watch the Leonid meteor shower. Altogether his group observed 48 meteors in the span of 5 hours. Interestingly, these little bits of rock and debris are traveling very fast (44 miles a second) when they impact the earth's atmosphere, consequently they can be bright and impressive. They originate from comet Tempel/Tuttle which has an orbital period of 33 years. Congratulations Dave on the fun report and on winning the VROD for the day!

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