(meteorobs) Question about Aurigids peak Sept 1

[Meteors]

Hi Bruce,

My notes include a reference to an unusual blue-green color seen in 
meteors from this shower. Not sure where that observation comes from. If 
the showers timing is anywhere close to the previous published data then 
tonight, August 31st is the peak date for the CDT time zone. This is 
reasonably good timing. The radiant point will be rising about the time 
true darkness starts and the moon will not rise until about 2:30 local 
time. So there will be many completely dark hours to observe under and 
even after the moon rises it may not be too bright for awhile.

If your sky is clear and you have the chance it would be worth 
observing. If it stays clear I'm going to stay up and watch from my mag 
5 semi-rural skies.

Howard
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> 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?  
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