(meteorobs) Fwd: A New Meteor Shower in December?

[chergen]

I also spent an hour outside centered on the peak time for activity from the 1947 trail and saw no 'Wirtanen-ids' from Tucson. I did see 8 Geminids and 5 sporadics (including a Geminid and 2 sporadics in quick succession over 20 seconds moving in different directions, quite nice). My LM was +6.1.

Unfortunately our once per month winter storm is scheduled to wipe out the peak of the Geminids from here.

- Carl Hergenrother


--- In meteorobs at yahoogroups.com, Robert Lunsford <lunro.imo.usa at ...> wrote:
>
> Well, the 1947 trail did not produce any activity as seen from southern California. I was out for an hour, centered on the peak, and only saw 3 Geminids.
> 
> Robert Lunsford
> San Diego, CA
> 
> ---- Michael Boschat <boschat at ...> wrote: 
> >  	A New Meteor Shower in December?
> > 
> > NASA Science News for Dec. 11, 2012
> > 
> > Forecasters say a stream of meteoroids from Comet Wirtanen could cut
> > across Earth's path this week, creating a new meteor shower. If the shower
> > materializes (a big if) it would add to the ongoing display of Geminid
> > meteors which peaks on Dec. 13-14.
> > 
> > FULL STORY:
> > http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2012/11dec_newshower/
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Clear skies
> > -----------
> > Michael Boschat
> > Halifax Center- Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
> > web page: http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~aa063
> > 
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