(meteorobs) Alpha Ursa Majorids active?

[Kim Hay]

On 15 Aug 2004 at 15:05, Pierre Martin wrote:

Hi Pierre,

Good for you for observing more than just the Persieds, we however had cloud, a few open spots, but mostly cloud.

Now I do have a  History question for the day, and perhaps it might 
be a hard one.

I have been looking through some old RASC Journals , this one from  
1914 that we received from a book auction.

Now in it for the time era, its has the 'Andromedes" from Nov 20-30 
peack Nov 20-23  radiant of 1'40" and Dec at +43.  

The explaination of this shower are thought to be from remnants from 
Biela's Comet, which were numerous in 1872, 1885, and 1898 but in the 
past years, not so promenant.

Upon looking at the 2004 shower list, I do not see these listed. 

Is this a shower of days gone by, or possibly some unexplained 
sporadics?

 
> Greetings,
> 
> Last night (Aug 14/15) I was able to observe meteors for a few hours
> under pristine skies (LM=7.1).  I think perhaps the most interesting
> thing I noticed was what seemed to be suspicious activity coming deep
> out of the North.  There were two very bright earthgrazing meteors of
> low velocity, each lasting a persistent few seconds.  And with
> fragmentation obvious.  They seemed to radiate from somewhere around
> Ursa Major area.
> 
>  
Kim
Starlight Cascade Observatory
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