Geminids (Meteorobs)

Marco Langbroek marco.langbroek at wanadoo.nl
Fri Aug 20 11:06:02 EDT 2004


> One of my best observing nights (except de
> Leonids returns since 1995) is 13/14-12-1996.
> Maximum felt around midnight 13 december 22-23 UT.
> Lm 6,6-6.7 and hourly counts up to 120.

Yes, what I night this was! I was with Koen at Biddinghuizen then, and
counted 1267 meteors that night. Peak Zenith Hourly Rates of order 120-140
that night. And I think this is NORMAL annual activity for this stream.
Europe should get similar rates near 1:30 UTC on 13-14 December this year.

- Marco

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Marco Langbroek
Dutch Meteor Society (DMS)
Leiden, the Netherlands
52.15896 N, 4.48884 E (WGS 84)

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