(meteorobs) Fwd: [IMO-News] Phoenicids Meteor shower peak?

[Lewis J. Gramer]

> Sorry to forward this time-sensitive query so late. Is
> anyone aware of any outburst predictions for the PHEs?
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> PS: Paul is not a current 'meteorobs' reader. If you do
> reply, please MANUALLY cc 'thestarman at homemail.com.au'.
>
> Clear skies,
> Lew Gramer


PS: Looking over the IMO Calendar for this year, I wonder
if the Australian press may be the victims of confusion
between the "July Phoenicids" (PHE) which peak today and
have not been known to produce outbursts, and the (simply
named) "Phoenicids" (PHO), which peak in mid-Summer Down
Under (6 December), and DID have just one major outburst,
in 1956, which the IMO Calendar says produced that exact
Zenithal Hourly Rate mentioned by Paul of 100... ?

 http://www.imo.net/calendar/cal04.html#July-Phoenicids

 http://www.imo.net/calendar/cal04.html#Phoenicids


Clear skies,
Lew




> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Floyd [mailto:thestarman at homemail.com.au]
> Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 7:18 AM
> To: imo-news at yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [IMO-News] Phoenicids Meteor shower peak?
>
>
> Hi,
>
> Paul Floyd from Canberra, Australia,
>
> I was wondering if someone can help me with an inquiry about
> a potential (100+) peak of the Phoenicids Meteor shower on
> the morning of July 13th. The media in Australia are
> carrying a story that this will be happening.
>
> Could anyone advise if this is at all likely.
>
> Regards,
> Paul Floyd
> http://thestarman.homemail.com.au