(meteorobs) The Aurigids in 2007: Jenniskens expects a ZHR of 400+

[Michel Vandeputte]

Any idea about the FWHM?

Michel


With practically all meteors very bright and thus able to beat the 
bright moonlight on Sep. 1 - that's what Peter Jenniskens reported 
at the IAU GA in Prague today. The prediction of high rates (that 
may as well exceed 1000/hr) is based on the modelling of the 
trajectories of dust particles ejected from the comet in question 
which in turn fits the three past outbursts of the Aurigids. But 
this time we will hit - according to the model - the very center 
of the dust cloud. All bets are off what'll happen then as this 
has never been the case before. The time is 11:37 UTC +/- 20 min, 
so Western California is favored. Wouldn't it be fun to hold the 
International Meteor Conference there and in the same timeframe ...? 

Daniel