(meteorobs) Geminid followup and more
ksyo at bellsouth.net
ksyo at bellsouth.net
Thu Dec 9 10:59:47 EST 2004
Well, I will have to observe on the 12/13th (and hopefully 11/12 too!) because my weather prospects for tuesday morning are't too good, and work commitments for tuesday really negate any long-term watch on the 13/14. So here's hoping Norman's experience continues to hold true!
Kim Y.
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> From: "Norman W. McLeod III" <nmcleod at peganet.com>
> Date: 2004/12/09 Thu AM 10:45:21 EST
> To: Global Meteor Observing Forum <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
> Subject: RE: (meteorobs) Geminid followup and more
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> David,
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> >What about the predictions from Bill Cooke that were released through
> >Spaceweather that shows most Midwest to eastern cities in the United
> >States were to have anywhere from 12-20 meteors every 15 minutes between
> >Midnight and 3a.m. on the morning of the 14th. That's more than one
> >meteor per minute which calculates to a very good shower.
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> Norman here again. I have to regard Bill's prediction as being a day
> late. In a leap year the action comes one day sooner. In years other than
> leap years for the American region we do see the best rates on Dec
> 13/14. The Geminids are a very stable shower and I have yet to see a real
> surprise out of it. Just going by experience !
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> Norman
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> Norman W. McLeod III
> Staff Advisor
> American Meteor Society
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> Fort Myers, Florida
> nmcleod at peganet.com
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