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(meteorobs) Fwd from jrendtel@aipdot de Re: meteors from Draco
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From: Juergen Rendtel <jrendtel@aipdot de>
Subject: meteors from Draco
To: imo-news@tu-chemnitzdot de
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 96 8:37:00 METDST
After the various messages about meteors radiating from
Draco, I also checked my plots done during the recent nights.
Unfortunately, we had clouds just in the night 15/16 June.
June Period UT T_eff total candidates from Draco
10 2154-2336 1.65h 6 2 (1 of the trails may be too long)
12 2300-0012 1.15 7 2, but both with quite long trails for the rad.
13 2200-0003 2.00 19 3
14 2235-0007 1.50 9 2
16 2256-0013 1.25 10 1
All observations from 13 deg E, 52.4 deg N
The long trails mentioned in the table indicate that these meteors
are rather from a more eastern radiant. I do not know of previous
observations of this possible shower. But remember that the June-Lyrids
also caused a short-lived activity, and we do not record any detectable
rates now. If there were not the enhanced rate on June 15, this could
also be a chance alignment, particularly since the radiant position
is almost overhead and we found similar effects with the `alpha Cygnids'
some time ago. It would be nice if we could collect as many plottings
(and other recordings, if available) for this period in order to make
a more detailed analysis.
Conclusion: it is worth observing every clear, moonless night - one
never knows what will happen.
Juergen
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Juergen Rendtel jrendtel@aipdot de
Gontardstr. 11
D-14471 Potsdam, Germany
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