(meteorobs) Visual Daytime Arietids

[Robert Lunsford]

Hi Paul and All,

I plan to watch on the mornings of June 7 and 8. I have seen these meteors before and you greatly increase your chances of seeing any if you watch on or close to the date of maximum activity (June 7 this year). These meteors are striking as they are nearly all earthgrazers, long streaks and long lasting. They are not necessarily bright but they usually last a couple of seconds. Therefore dark skies may be more important than a perfectly clear eastern horizon. That may be tough with the early times of morning twilight this time of year, especially in higher northern latitudes. 

Robert Lunsford

---- Paul Zeller <pzeller1966 at gmail.com> wrote: 
>   I was just wondering if anyone is planning to try observing the Daytime
> Arietid Shower in the coming weeks? While I realize the chances of seeing
> any are slim, I'm planning to get out before dawn to a site with a clear
> view of the eastern horizon, and I'll follow the IMO guidelines of breaking
> up the observing into 15 - 20 minute intervals with careful LM estimates
> for each time period. I'll have to wait for this Moon to wane, also.
> 
>   Paul Z
>   Indianapolis IN USA