(meteorobs) June Arietids and June Lyrids

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Subject: (meteorobs) June Arietids and June Lyrids
From: LUNRO.IMO.USA@prodigydot com (MR ROBERT D LUNSFORD)
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 1996 19:18:13, -0500
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-- [ From: Robert Lunsford * EMC.Ver #2.10P ] --

Lew,

The June Arietids are considered a radio shower since they are too
close to the sun to be observed other than an hour before sunrise. They
are highest in the sky near 11 AM local daylight time. If it was dark
at this time the Arietids would produce a meteor a minute. Rates this
high have been detected using radio methods. Radiants located within 30
degrees of the sun at maximum activity are considered radio showers. It
has nothing to do with magnitude.

The three letter code for the June Lyrids is JLY. Label a meteor JLY
only if you are certain of the identification. Call all others SPO. A 
true JLY must line up within  5 degrees of the radiant and be of
category 2,3, or 4 on the velocity scale. This shower has been present
the last 2 years, but at rates no better than 1 per hour. At such low
rates the probability of chance alignment of a sporadic meteor is high.

Bob Lunsford