An overview is given of Jordanian observation of the 1997 Leonids meteor shower around its peak.

The Jordanian Astronomical Society, organized an observation camping devoted to the 1997 Leonids meteor shower.

The camping was held from Nov. 17-18, in a site close to Al-Azraq Oasis which is located 150 Km east of Amman, the capital of Jordan.

The Coordinates of the observing site are :-

37:06:35 E , 31:43:05 N , h=555 m .

The participants were :- Hani Dalee, Moh'd Al-Alwanew, Ahmad Al-Niamat, Ibrahim Odwan, Ramez Al-Mualla, Moh'd Odeh, Sana'a Abdo, Amira Al-Hemsy, Ahmad Dhyab.

The observing conditions in the site were too much poor, since the moon's light disturbed strongly. While the other conditions were ideal.

Observers And IMO Code:-

1. Ahmad Alniamat (ALNAH).
2. Hani Dalee (DALHA).
3. Ibrahim Odwan (ODWIB).
4. Moh'd Al-Alwanew (ALAMO)
5. Moh'd Odeh (ODEMO).
6. Ramez Al-Mualla (ALMRA).
7. Sana'a Abdo (ABDSA).

The Results

* Abbreviations:-

• # Observers: Number of observers at that time.
• # Leonids: The total number of the Leonids meteors were seen by all observers.
• ZHR: Generally: The number of meteors a single experienced observer would see per hour, if the radiant is directly overhead and the limiting magnitude is 6.5. In the table ZHR is the average of ZHRs of observers.
• +/- :It is the ZHR error, which is: ZHR/sqrt(# Observers).