(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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