(meteorobs) alpha Lyncids on Dec 21?

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There's not much detail. From Dr PJ's book, this is based on 1 observer (although it is Malcolm Currie) in one year (1971).
The earliest activity observed was on the 14th.
The rest occurred on the 19/20 and 20/21 with about 5 an hour during a peak of a few hours, maybe 10 an hour for 20 minutes.

Perhaps Malcolm has done some analysis? Not sure if he's a meteorobs subsciber.

Jenniskins and Lytennin don't have even that much detail in the paper, IIRC.
Wayne
-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: "Bruce McCurdy" <bmccurdy at telusplanet.net> 

> 
> Here in the Great White Northwest it will be 08:40 PM MST, and the 
> (circumpolar) radiant will be about 25 degrees up. If it is clear on 
> Thursday evening (the 20th, don't be fooled by the header) I will give it a 
> try. What is the anticipated duration of the outburst? 
> 
> Bruce 
> ***** 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: 
> To: "Global Meteor Observing Forum" 
> Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 11:33 AM 
> Subject: Re: (meteorobs) alpha Lyncids on Dec 21? 
> 
> 
> > 
> > Jan, thanks for bringing that up, sorry I missed it. 
> > 
> > That is also in Dr Jenniskens recent book, where I should have caught it 
> > :( 
> > 
> > That is 10:40 PM EST for the US east coast when the radiant will be 40 
> > degrees elevation at 40 degrees north latitude. 
> > 
> > Wayne 
> > -------------- Original message -------------- 
> > From: "Jan Verfl" 
> > 
> >> Hello all, 
> >> 
> >> in their 2002 article "Meteor outbursts from long-period comet dust 
> >> trails", 
> >> Esko Lyytinen and Peter Jenniskens predict a lot of possible 
> >> "far-comet-type" shower oubursts 
> >> 
> >> The point is that one of them is to happen on Dec 21, 03:40 UT from a 
> >> radiant close to the back feet of the Great Bear (but still technically 
> >> in 
> >> Lynx, so they call it alpha-Lyncids) with RA 138, DEC +44. For European 
> >> observers it is a rather favourable timing - for example here in Prag, 
> >> Czech 
> >> Republic, the radiant will be almost in zenith, still deep night and the 
> >> (not far from full) Moon just setting. 
> >> 
> >> The article does not give any information about the strenght of the 
> >> shower, 
> >> but it is probably because this is much harder to obtain than the timing. 
> >> After the fantastic success of the Aurigid prediction that was carried 
> >> out 
> >> by the same people, I believe there is a strong reason to go out and 
> >> observe! I thnik that Esko is a meteorobs-member, so he will hopefully 
> >> correct all the misinformation I may have given... 
> >> 
> >> Clear skies, 
> >> Jan 
> >> 
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