(meteorobs) Unusual Eta Taurid (ETT) Activity?

[Bruce McCurdy]

Any possibility these Eta Taurids correspond to the Autumn Arietids reported
by George? The radiants are not that far apart. 

Bruce
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-----Original Message-----
From: meteorobs-bounces at meteorobs.org
[mailto:meteorobs-bounces at meteorobs.org] On Behalf Of Robert Lunsford
Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 5:59 PM
To: Meteor science and meteor observing
Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Unusual Eta Taurid (ETT) Activity?

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

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