(meteorobs) {MPML} Omicron Draconids

[george]

I wasn’t out then, but this is interesting.  Usually three meteors isn’t significant unless it is in a short
time period, which the ones drygulch saw were.  They also may have been from the July gamma 
Draconids, whose radiant is about 9 degrees away.  It is possible, as 9 degrees is within the average 
visual observational error if you aren’t plotting them on a star chart as you observe them. They could 
also be Omicron Draconids as well.

In fact, I may have seen some at Mountain Meadows, WV last year about a week earlier,  See:

http://lists.meteorobs.org/pipermail/meteorobs/2015-July/017777.html

Starry Skies,
GWG


> On Jul 28, 2016, at 7:46 AM, dskillman at comcast.net wrote:
> 
> George - thought this might interest you - Rick
> 
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> Subject: Re: {MPML} Omicron Draconids
> Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2016 17:11:04 -0700
> From: Brian Skiff bas at lowell.edu [mpml] <mpml-noreply at yahoogroups.com>
> Reply-To: bas at lowell.edu
> Organization: Lowell Observatory
> To: drygulch_99 at yahoo.com
> CC: mpml at yahoogroups.com
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> On Wed, 2016-07-27 at 16:24 -0700, drygulch_99 at yahoo.com [mpml] wrote:
> 
>> Just wondering if any one has noticed  any meteors coming from the
>> area around Omicron Draconis. Saw three meteors last night in about a
>> three minute period coming from this area.
>> 
>     I think the criteria for defining meteor showers (even short-lived or transient events) are much more rigorous
> than in the past, thanks to numerous all-sky networks now
> operating worldwide, accurately recording millions of meteors.
> You might want to visit the relevant IAU site:
> 
> https://www.ta3.sk/IAUC22DB/MDC2007/index.php
> 
> ...and the International Meteor Organization:
> 
> http://www.imo.net
> 
> ...to see what sorts of things are going on.
>     The IAU page does have an entry for omicron Draconids:
> 
> https://www.ta3.sk/IAUC22DB/MDC2007/Roje/pojedynczy_obiekt.php?kodstrumienia=00088&colecimy=2&kodmin=00217&kodmax=00357&sortowanie=2
> 
> The shower does seem to be a confirmed one (see the 2016
> Icarus paper by Peter Jenniskens et al), but the coordinates may be somewhat different than what's
> given in the Gary Kronk page.
> 
> 
> \Brian
> 
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