(meteorobs) Unusual Taurids

[Pavel Zhavoronkov]

Dear meteor friends! 
Here in Vologda, Russia has come period of extremely clear and cloudless cold weather. At 20/21 and 21/22 October in a time of Orionids observing I also as you saw unusual meteor activity from Taurus-Aries area. This meteors has medium velocity. 

During 4 hour of my observing time 20/21 I saw 8 meteors from that area. By my opinion, there is too earlier for maximum of Taurids complex. Additionally, 4 slowly meteors of Cetids observed by me in that night. My SQM readings on that observing place was 20.40.

During 21/22 night I was in another observing place and also saw these showers. My SQM readings was 21.20. What a beautiful night! I saw a whole ecliptical plane of zodiacal light almost from horizon-to-horizon with pale but distinguishable Gegenschein in Pisces.
For 2 hours of observing in that night 4 members of  probable "Autumn Arietids'' and 3 members of Cetids was detected by me. Definitely, there is really unusual activity from that area!

I hope to continue my observing of that area on a today's night...

Clear skies for all!

Pavel Zhavoronkov. Vologda, Russia.