(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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