(meteorobs) Unusual Eta Taurid (ETT) Activity?

[Robert Lunsford]

Paul and All,

I just received observations from Oct, 21 by veteran observer Terrence Ross who indicated he counted 9 Eta Taurids during 4 hours of viewing. This is not as strong as the rates you observed but indicates the source is still active. I believe these meteors have always been there this time of year but were called sporadics as no one knew of this radiant until recently. It will be interesting to continue to monitor this source from year to year to see if the activity continues. 

Robert Lunsford 


---- Paul Zeller <pzeller1966 at gmail.com> wrote: 
>   Hello all. I had a couple of hours of predawn observing this morning
> (Sunday Oct. 18) from my back yard with very clear skies (LM = 5.2). Though
> I was primarily looking for Orionid activity, and saw a few, what really
> got my attention was that from 7:30 - 8:30 UT I saw four meteors that
> seemed to be members of the Eta Taurids. Three appeared within the same ten
> minute time span. They seemed to be the right speed and could be traced
> back to the area shown as the radiant on Robert Lunsford's latest Meteor
> Activity Outlook article. The shower description seemed to indicate that
> only one or less should be seen and that maximum activity is still six
> nights away. Has anyone else noticed an unusually high number of these
> meteors from this shower?
> 
>   Paul Zeller
>   Indianapolis, IN, USA