We are going to send images of Leonids shooting stars simultaneously from Misato observatory Misato-cho, Wakayama), Oishi-Kogen observatory(Kanaya-cho, Wakayama) Nihon University Hakkaisan seminar house(Muikaichi-cho, Niigata), the foot of Mt. Fuji, Shizuoka and two movingstations within the Kanto plains. This project is programmed by LIVE!LEONIDS 98.

The observation points

1.) Multiple relay in UT from 11/17/98 14:00 to 20:00 (until shooting stars appear) *1

We will broadcast the images from Misato observatory and Hakkeizan seminar house. (In case Misato observatory is not able to relay them because of a bad weather condition, the moving stations will be the alternative stations.)

TIME TABLE

We will use Image Intensifire(II.), which enables you to see fast-moving shooting stars even if your modem is 28.8 KBPS. In order to see the relay, you need RealPlayer.

(*1) According to Dr. Yeomans in America Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the peak of shooting stars will be 11/17/98 19:40 in world time, however the prediction of the peak time is difficult, so you should pay attention few hours before and after the predicted time.

We provide images mutually with Saji astro park in Tottori of WNN-UNIVERSE. See the details about WNN-Universe in the web site of "internet observatory club".

2.) Highlight scenes (Video on Demand)

We will put highlight scenes of the stars within few hours after finishing the live relay. You need RealPlayer in order to enjoy VOD.

3.) The composite pictures of the solid images of the shooting stars

We will publish the images of the shooting stars on the web after finishing therelay within few days. The images are animated by composing picturestaken at Misato-cho and Kanaya-cho, Wakayama.
The shooting stars occur 100 meter above the ground, so we can reproduce theimages of popping out stars and twisting shooting traces to look more solidand real by composing images from two stations that are few kilometers away each other. See here for the principal of the detail explanation of thesolid view.
After bright shooting stars pass by, the plasma air remains more than fewminutes like a could. This is carried out by an upper air current. The shapeof the shooting star trace changes by the direction or velocity of the wind,so you can see variety of the upper air current that usually you cannot see.

4.) Mt. Fuji covered with snow and the shooting stars

We will try to take a picture of shooting stars with Mt. Fuji covered withsnow from the base of Mt. Fuji. We are excited about taking pictures such ahistorical moment, which is big fire balls will light up Mt. Fuji! VOD and the publication on the web will be available after few days of the end of replay. The pictures of shooting stars above Mt. Fuji in Aug. 1998 is here.
You need RealPlayerto see VOD.