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

Pavol Habuda bzucino at yahoo.com
Sat Aug 19 05:37:58 EDT 2006


in ZHR = ZHR_{max} * 10^|-B(sollong - sollong max)| is B approximately 32.
So, all show can be seen during a hour or three during suspected maximum.
FWHM is then 1-2 hours.

Pavol Habuda

--- Michel Vandeputte <michelvandeputte at hotmail.com> wrote:

> 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 
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