(meteorobs) Alpha Ursa Majorids active?

tom6740 tom6740 at yahoo.com.cn
Sun Aug 15 23:55:37 EDT 2004


Gary said the ZHR can reach 4 and I had pay attention during the 
Perseids observing time, but nothing interesting had been shown.

--- In meteorobs at yahoogroups.com, Pierre Martin <dob14.5 at s...> wrote:
> 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.
> 
> I have also noted these meteors in past years while observing 
around 
> the peak nights of the Perseids.  I've been simply calling them 
> sporadics but have always remained a bit suspicious.
> 
> On Gary Kronk's page, I found this...
> 
http://comets.amsmeteors.org/meteors/showers/alpha_ursa_majorids.html
> 
> I'd be curious to learn if anyone else might have noticed these 
> beautiful slow-moving meteors coming out of the North?
> 
> Clear skies!
> 
> - Pierre
> 
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