(meteorobs) Biela's comet

Kim Hay kimhay at kingston.net
Sun Aug 15 22:11:39 EDT 2004


On 16 Aug 2004 at 1:09, H.Luethen wrote:
Subject:        	Re: (meteorobs) Biela's comet 

Hi Hartwig,

Thanks for the note on the Beila's.  It will be nice to know in a 
century or so, future generations of meteor observers might think 
they found a new meteor shower.

 
> >The November meteors (Andromedes or Bielids)
> move in its orbit, and may be fragments of the comet<
> >So, has anyone seen these, in the years past??<
> 
> Bielaids have produced a number of storms in the 19th century.
> The earth has moved out of the orbital plane of the meteoroids,
> missing all the trails. Unfortunately trail computations suggest that
> this won't change in the coming century or so.
> 
> Hartwig
> 
 
Kim
Starlight Cascade Observatory
44.3775N   76.7633W  144m
http://www.members.kingston.net/~kimhay



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