(meteorobs) Alpha Ursa Majorids active?

[George Gliba]

On Mon, Aug 16, 2004 at 01:43:42PM -0400, Bias, Peter V wrote:
> I recall having seen activity from Ursa Major on August 4, 1970.  The hourly rate was 4 per hour even though we saw these meteors in the evening when the radiant was fairly low on the horizon.  One of the meteors was a -4 bolide that terminated just above the western horizon.   Beautiful. Same shower?

I remember seeing a few Alpha Ursa Majorids when I was meteor observing at
Stellafane in 1993. I think that there is a good chance this shower is a
periodic one.

GWG