Leonid MAC 2001 ground support (Jure Atanackov, Javor Kac, and Jure Zakrajsek)
Leonids were observed from Steward Observatory at Mt. Lemmon (2891 m) and photographed on Fuji press 800.

November 16./17., 2001

A panoramic view from the observing site shot after official observations. A -10m fireball exploded in Ursa minor at 12:57 UT, its persistent train is depicted in the photos below.
Photo: Javor Kac

A -10m Leonid fireball exploded at 12:57:21 ± 2s UT. This shot was made about 20 seconds after the fireball and lasted 20 seconds. The persistant train was visible to the naked eye for 5 minutes until the sky got too bright. Jiri Borovicka obtained a video of the spectrum of the evolving train.
Photo: Javor Kac

The same train 40 seconds after its formation. Exposure time 30 seconds.
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The same train 90 seconds after its formation. Exposure time 30 seconds.
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The same train 2 minutes after its formation. Exposure time 40 seconds.
Photo: Javor Kac

-1m and 0m Leonids in Gemini. Planet Jupiter shines inbetween.
Photo: Javor Kac

Leonid -2m in Hydra.
Photo: Javor Kac

Four parallel Leonids brighter than magnitude 0 in the constelation Hydra, and another Leonid close to radiant. Original photograph shows at least four more Leonids.
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At least five bright Leonids close to radiant. The original photograph shows at least 9 Leonids.
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A -7m Leonid fireball train in Orion a few seconds after its formation. Exposed from 10:56:54 to 10:57:07 UT.
Photo: Javor Kac

The same train 20 seconds later, from 10:57:14 to 10:57:37 UT.
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The same train after another 40 seconds later, between 10:58:01 and 10:58:55 UT. A -1m Leonid shot underneath.
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The same train 5 minutes after its formation. Exposed from 11:01:54 to 11:03:21.
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Two persisting trains of a pair of -8m and -6m Leonid fireballs in Ursa major. Exposed from 11:03:57 to 11:05:17.
Photo: Javor Kac

-4 Leonid through thin cirruses.
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A -8 Leonid fireball train about 30 seconds after its formation.
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The same train 2 minutes later.
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The same train another 6 minutes later.
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The same train another 6 minutes later. The train was visually traced for 20 minutes.
Foto: Javor Kac

-1 Leonid with a -8 Leonid fireball train that formed about 2 minutes before the exposure.
Photo: Javor Kac

The same train about 4 minutes after formation.
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The same train 9 minutes after formation.
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-4 Leonid with the same train surrounding Cor Caroli.
Photo: Javor Kac

-2 Leonid in Ursa major shot through thin cirruses.
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-3 Leonid and 3 more bright Leonids close to the radiant.
Photo: Javor Kac

-3 Leonid with 2 more bright Leonids close to the radiant.
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Leonid -8m.
Photo: Jure Zakrajsek

Leonid -2m and three more Leonids.
Photo: Jure Zakrajsek

Leonid train.
Photo: Jure Zakrajsek

The same train a few minutes later.
Photo: Jure Zakrajsek

Two -1m Leonids in Ursa major.
Photo: Jure Zakrajsek

Two -2m Leonids and a few more Leonids.
Photo: Jure Zakrajsek

-3 Leonid and at least four more Leonids with magnitudes between 0 and -1.
Photo: Jure Zakrajsek

At least five Leonids close to radiant.
Photo: Jure Zakrajsek

-2 and -1 Leonids.
Photo: Jure Zakrajsek

Leonid train in Ursa major.
Photo: Jure Zakrajsek

The same train a few minutes later, and another -1 Leonid on the right.
Photo: Jure Zakrajsek

Jim Richardson (left) and David Holman analysing the data from MAC ground support group.
Photo: Javor Kac

Robert Lunsford (left) and Jiri Borovicka toasting with a glass of champaigne after a successful night.
Photo: Javor Kac

Jure Atanackov, Robert Lunsford, Tom Kucharski and David Holman decoding the tapes and analysing the visual data.
Photo: Javor Kac