(meteorobs) Draconid outburst is subsiding

[Bill Cooke]

CMOR observations are in agreement with other reports. I have placed a couple of plots at

http://fireballs.ndc.nasa.gov/special/DRA_2012/drac_2012.jpg
http://fireballs.ndc.nasa.gov/special/DRA_2012/Draconids_2012.png

Radar numbers are from Peter Brown at Western. As Geert indicated, the peak is a rough match to Mikhail's 1959 stream. This event seems to follow in the grand tradition of short, intense Draconid outbursts.

Be interesting to see if anything further is seen.

Regards,
Bill Cooke
NASA Meteoroid Environment Office