(meteorobs) Geminids peak from London - mini-outburst!?

Leo S l.stachowicz at btinternet.com
Mon Dec 15 13:39:00 EST 2008


Hi  Paco,

You're probably right. I'm just getting a bit over excited at seeing "so 
many" meteors in such a short time. It's been a few years since I've 
seen any real activity!

Can't wait for next year's Leonids!

Leo

Francisco Ocaña wrote:
> Hi Leo,
>
> I think that this kind of "clusters" are common. The 12th of December at 
> 23:38TU I recorded and saw 3 geminids in a minute.
>
> Moreover I have noticed around 4 or 5 more of these clusters, with 2 
> geminids in less than 3 minutes, appearing in the same place of the sky 
> (+/- 5-10º)!!. I suppose that they are related (although they have 
> thousand of km between them) , is that wrong?
>
> Best,
>
> Paco
>   




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