(meteorobs) Visual Daytime Arietids

[Paul Jones]

Thanks guys for bringing this up, I'm definitely going to try and see some
of these meteors on the mornings of the 7th and 8th also, weather
permitting.  Sounds like fun and a bit of a more "extreme" version of the
recently watched ETAs, at least in terms of seeing earthgrazers, just
probably less frequent in occurrence.  I don't think I have ever seen any
of these meteors before.  My new Matanzas Inlet, Florida  observing site
fits the bill perfectly for this with both a pitch dark sky and a great
eastern horizon on top of it.  Hopefully. my lower latitude can come into
play again to help out.  Good luck to all of us!

Paul J in North Florida

On Sun, May 22, 2016 at 6:18 PM, Robert Lunsford <lunro.imo.usa at cox.net>
wrote:

> 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
>
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