(meteorobs) Fwd: {MPML} Omicron Draconids

Paul Jones jonesp0854 at gmail.com
Fri Jul 29 13:17:49 EDT 2016


George,
     Interesting!  I had almost the exact same results from down here this
morning: two definite members of the July gamma Draconids and also one that
could have very well been from the omicron Draconid radiant area!  The
first GDR was tracking eastward right down the 50 degree declination line,
so that one was an easy one to call.     The other two were tracking
southward and could have been from either radiant from the RA standpoint.
The path length on one of them however, seemed a bit too long for the GDR
radiant and was a better fit with the more northern radiant.   So I can say
I confirm what they got f sure  from down here.

Clear skies, Paul J

On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 12:53 PM, george <gwgliba at gmail.com> wrote:

> FYI
>
> GWG
>
> Begin forwarded message:
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> *From: *Thomas Dorman <drygulch_99 at yahoo.com>
> *Subject: **Re: {MPML} Omicron Draconids*
> *Date: *July 29, 2016 at 12:40:19 PM EDT
> *To: *george <gwgliba at gmail.com>
> *Reply-To: *Thomas Dorman <drygulch_99 at yahoo.com>
>
> George
> We were out his morning setting up to watch the  Moon occultation of
> Aldebaran. Saw clearly what were two July Gamma Draconids but saw  what
> had to be a single Omicron Draconid up near the radiant. At least to us
> we could tell these meteors were coming from  two different radiant.
> Omicron Draconid was white in color, around 1 second duration , a short
> trail ,would say moderate speed, around magnitude +2.5.
> It may be just us but seemed or we sensed the Gamma Draconids look
> slightly yellow compared to Omicron Draconid  , speed seemed similar to Omicron
> Draconid we saw. Magnitude +1 and +3.
> Had a nice sprinkling of SDA, one nice long  0 magnitude SDA  that almost
> passed directly through our zenith. Did not note any Perseids but have
> heard the numbers are rising rapidly.
> Regards
> Thomas
>
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