Leonids counted high in Dark sky at Nagarkot

Nepal Astronomical Society NASO organized a grand Leonids observation party at Nagarkot Tower, Bhaktapur on 17th November,2009. It was the greatest meteor shower (also called meteor outbrust ) of the year. A filming team from Canada captured the whole observation night for their documentry "Acquainted with Night". The dark sky of Nagarkot hill supported all the astro fellows presented there for the observation of brightest objects, constellations, naked eye planets (jupiter, Mars & Venus) and Leonids in the morning. More than 50 participants ( including students, teachers, amateurs, journalists, astro-photographers and tourists ) were observing Leonid meteor shower which was supposed to be pick after 3 am onwards on 18th November. One of the participant said he counted 40 number of meteors in an half hour time though more than 100 were supposed theoretically. Because of diffuse fog waving over the sky in the morning, observers were interrupted little bit.