(meteorobs) Perseids Still Strong

[Catlin]

Well done Joe - can you tell me of the prospects for the Kappa Cygnids
in Europe in the next few days please?

Clear skies

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From: meteorobs-bounces at meteorobs.org
[mailto:meteorobs-bounces at meteorobs.org] On Behalf Of Skywayinc at aol.com
Sent: 13 August 2009 15:35
To: meteorobs at meteorobs.org
Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Perseids Still Strong



In a message dated 8/13/2009 9:46:28 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
Bertunit at aol.com writes:
 
Perseids made up for their POOR Aug 11/12 showing last nite. 
Rates  for me were TRIPLE the previous night. Report to follow, 3 full

hours.
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These results should not be too surprising considering the path Earth
took  
through the 
Perseid swarm last night as depicted by Jeremie Vaubaillion's plot. 
 
See: 
_http://www.imcce.fr/en/ephemerides/phenomenes/meteor/DATABASE/Perseids/
BIN-tout/Noeuds-Earth2009.jpg_ 
(http://www.imcce.fr/en/ephemerides/phenomenes/meteor/DATABASE/Perseids/
BIN-tout/Noeuds-Earth2009.jpg) 
 
As you can see, around 6h UT on August 13, Earth apparently passed
through  
a small, concentrated "knot" of activity.  I had sent several messages
to  
Jeremie in the weeks leading up to this year's shower inquiring about
that  
particular region of dust and asked him to what type of activity this
might  
provide . . . but he never responded to any of my inquiries. 
 
In my Perseid article for SPACE.com, I had written: 
"Vaubaillon's simulation clearly shows Earth  encountering significant 
meteor activity from about 0 hours UT on Aug. 12  through about 6 hours
UT on 
Aug. 13, possibly suggesting better than average  Perseid activity
worldwide 
for both the late-night hours of Aug. 11 and Aug. 12,  local times."
 
So it appears, that the activity at around 6h UT  on 8/13 indeed led to 
some intense activity.
And of course . . . it rained hydro-meteors last  night over my house!
:(
 
-- joe rao



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