(meteorobs) Meteor Activity Outlook for September 16-22, 2005

[Robert Lunsford]

The moon reaches its full phase on Sunday September 18. This weekend and for
the remainder of this period, the moon will be present in the sky most of
the night, limiting the meteor activity to be seen. The sources of meteors
listed below are active during this period but will be difficult to observe.
If your sky is transparent and the limiting magnitude exceeds +5.0, then you
may be able to achieve some success at observing during this period. The
estimated total hourly rates for evening observers this week is near two for
those in the Northern Hemisphere and one for those located in the Southern
Hemisphere. For morning observers the estimated total hourly rates should be
near six for those located in the Northern Hemisphere and four for those in
the Southern Hemisphere. These rates assume that you are watching from rural
areas away from all sources of light pollution. The actual rates will also
depend on factors such as personal light and motion perception, local
weather conditions, alertness and experience in watching meteor activity.
Rates are reduced this week due to intense moonlight.

These are the showers active this week:

Kappa Aquarids (KAQ)    22:36 (338) -05
Hourly Rate = N. Hemisphere >1 - S. Hemisphere >1

Anthelion    00:40 (010) +04
Hourly Rate = N. Hemisphere 1 - S. Hemisphere 1

Delta Aurigids (DAU)   04:36 (069) +48
Hourly Rate = N. Hemisphere >1 - S. Hemisphere 0

Clear Skies!
Robert Lunsford
American Meteor Society