Leonids 1998: Observational Results!
Sino-Dutch Leonid Expedition 1998


Team "XINGLONG": Photographic Results

1. Photo's base station Xinglong (Hans Betlem)
2. Photo's secundary station Lin Ting Kou (Jaap van 't Leven)
3. All-Sky pictures at base station Xinglong (Pavel Spurny)
4. Trains at base station Xinglong (Hans Betlem)

(Last updated: 98-12-22)


More detailed information regarding the pictures will be supplied later.
Many teammembers of the Sino-Dutch Leonid Expedition 1998 are still very busy working on the observational materials such as developing films, searching for meteors, making prints, performing administrative work and so on. So please have some patience. Thank you!



1. Photo's base station Xinglong (Hans Betlem)










2. Photo's secundary station Lin Ting Kou (Jaap van 't Leven)



Secundary station "Lin Ting Kou"
November 16
Leonid -2 at 21:42:40 UT and a
Leonid -8 (!) at 21:44:40 UT
Photo by Jaap van 't Leven.

Secundary station "Lin Ting Kou"
November 16
Leonid -10 (!!) at 19:33:18 UT
Photo by Jaap van 't Leven.



Secundary station "Lin Ting Kou"; November 16;
Leonid -15 (!!!) at 21:26:45 UT
Photo by Jaap van 't Leven.



3. All-Sky pictures at station Xinglong (Pavel Spurny)




4. Train 1 at base station Xinglong (Hans Betlem)

"Train 1A"
 "Train 1B"

"Train 1C"
 "Train 1D"

"Train 1E"


The fireball of November 16, 19:36 UT



Train 2 at base station Xinglong (Hans Betlem)

"Train 2A"
 "Train 2B"
 "Train 2C"
 "Train 2D"


The fireball which resulted in the train above
The bright star in the upper left corner is Sirius



Train 3 at base station Xinglong (Hans Betlem)

"Train 3A"
 "Train 3B"
"Train 3C"
 "Train 3D"
"Train 3E"
 "Train 3F"
"Train 3G"



Train 4 at base station Xinglong (Hans Betlem)

"Train 4A"
"Train 4B"
"Train 4C"
"Train 4D"


Fireball and train of former fireball on one plate (November 16, 17:09 UT)!


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