(meteorobs) Question about Aurigids peak Sept 1

[Robert Lunsford]

Bruce and All,

The Aurigids were not that active during their most recent outburst in 2007 and unfortunately no further outbursts have been predicted for this display.

I would expect activity in the range of 3-5 shower members per hour tomorrow morning.

Clear Skies!

Bob

---- Bruce McCurdy <bmccurdy at shaw.ca> wrote: 
> EarthSky.org has put out a bulletin about the tomorrow morning's Aurigids
> peak. 
> 
> http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/aurigid-meteor-shower-peaks-before-
> dawn-september-1 
> 
> While their article cites both AMS and a rate of 14-20 meteors per hour, the
> way I read it is they have taken Bob Lunsford's hourly rates for sporadics
> (as per weekly outlook below) and applied it to this story about Aurigids. 
> 
> While I'm tempted to go out just to catch the Jupiter/Moon/Mars trio in the
> pre-dawn sky, I'd appreciate any insights from the list: Is there anything
> unusual about the 2013 Aurigids that would make them an especially
> worthwhile target?  
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Bruce
> *****