From: George Gilba,  Mathias, West Virginia
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1999 10:57:18 -0500


                   Leonids from Mathias, West Virginia, USA

  My wife Lynne and I went to the mountains of West Virginia to observe the
Leonids. We were camped near Lost River State Park. It got down to 18 degrees
F. just before dawn, and was clear and cold the whole night. From 7 UT to 11 UT
I counted 201 Leonids, most of which were rather faint (~2.5 magn. average).
Below is a short breakdown of the observations.

     Date       Time (UT)   LM   Obst.  LEO   AMO   STA   NTA   SPO   Total
  Nov. 17/18   07:00-08:00  6.4   0%    29     4     4     2     11     50
  Nov. 17/18   08:00-09:00  6.5   0%    46     1     2     0     16     65
  Nov. 17/18   09:00-10:00  6.5   0%    60     4     1     0     13     78
  Nov. 17/18   10:00-11:00  6.2   0%    66     0     0     0     12     78