(meteorobs) Fwd: {MPML} Omicron Draconids

Paul Jones jonesp0854 at gmail.com
Fri Jul 29 17:33:22 EDT 2016


Thank you, Paul!  Great to know that CAMS is picking them up as well.  A
couple of them I have seen the past few nights have actually been quite
impressive meteors visually, too.   It will be fun to monitor this shower
in future years.

Take care, Paul J

On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 1:17 PM, Paul Jones <jonesp0854 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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:
>>
>> *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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