(meteorobs) Re: Northern bias to meteor showers?

[David Stine]

I would give you all the meteor showers we northerners had this year,
Taurids, Lyrids, Leonids, Perseids, and Geminids for your Comet McNaught
that we just got an inkling of how great a comet it was.

Comet - 1
David in Tulsa, OK

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From: meteorobs-bounces at meteorobs.org
[mailto:meteorobs-bounces at meteorobs.org] On Behalf Of belatrix
Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 9:11 AM
To: Global Meteor Observing Forum
Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Re: Northern bias to meteor showers? 

Hello Bob,

  Nicely summed up!  it's tough being a southerner, sometimes :D but 
someone's gotta do it!

Best Regards
Kearn

On 03/02/2007, at 9:57 AM, Robert Lunsford wrote:

> Bruce and All,
>
> There certainly is a bias toward the north but this changes over time.

> Meteor showers come and go and we just happen to be around during a 
> time when the northern hemisphere is favored. There were times and 
> there will be again when strong showers will appear from southern 
> radiants. So northern observers should consider themselves lucky while

> the southerners will just have to put up with their bright stars, 
> wonderful deep sky objects, and an impressive comet.
>
> Bob Lunsford
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