(meteorobs) Re: Too Late for PAUs?

[Robert Lunsford]

Bill,

The date of August 10 is the date the rates for the PAU's fall below a ZHR 
of one shower member per hour. This does not mean they have totally 
disappeared, just that you might see rates on the order of one per night for 
another five nights or so. I would agree with Wayne that this one was most 
likely not a PAU. Chances are it's a late Alpha Capricornid.

Bob

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <meteoreye at comcast.net>
To: "Global Meteor Observing Forum" <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 5:18 AM
Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Too Late for PAUs?


> If it was a long distance meteor from near Formahaut, it was not a PAU, 
> sounds like too long for a meteor that close to the radiant.
> The radiant is about 8 degrees east of Formalhaut now.
> A meteor must be shorter than the distance from the radiant to the start 
> of the meteor to be included as a shower member.
> This was the last day of shower activity listed by the IMO/AMS, supported 
> by recent observations
> Gary's list is of a more historical nature, a fine resource for research.
>
> Wayne