(meteorobs) Dust trail of 45P (on Aug.12)
Mikhail Maslov
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Wed Aug 3 11:17:46 EDT 2005
Hello, Quanzhi, George,
Many thanks for your answers,
I'm trying to estimate the influence of radiation pressure in terms of
effective shift in ejection velocities of meteor particles.
Best regards, Mikhail
GG> On Wed, Aug 03, 2005 at 03:00:40PM +0700, Mikhail Maslov wrote:
>> Hello, Mikiya and all,
>>
>> I think, activity from 45P 1959 trail, if any, should be characterized
>> by bright meteors, due to quite high negative ejection velocities. So
>> far higher than average number of bright meteors from Capricurnus area
>> could be the sigh of acting 45P meteor shower.
>>
>> Also, I have a question to everybody on the list. What is the typical
>> size of Leonid meteoroids, which produce meteors of 0 and 6 mag?
GG> I have heard that a typical 2nd or 3rd magnitude Leonid would be the size
GG> of a pea, with a density of 1g/cc.
GG> Clear Skies,
GG> GWG
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