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(meteorobs) Geminid maximum 1996
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Geminids 1996
The 1996 Geminids showed the typical behaviour of that shower. Observers
in the night December 12/13 reported many faint meteors, whereas the second
half of the night Dec 13/14, after 0h UT, was dominated by many brighter
meteors in the range -1m to +2m. The maximum was on December 13, 23h UT,
corresponding to a solar longitude of 282.28 deg (J2000). The follwing
observers kindly made their data available as electronic messages or by
telephone calls. Thank you very much indeed!
ARLRA Rainer Arlt (Germany)
COOTI Tim Cooper (South Africa)
JOHCA Carl Johannink (Netherlands)
LANMA Marco Langbroek (Netherlands)
LYSAK Ake Lysell (Sweden)
MCETO Tom McEwan (UK)
MCLNO Norman McLeod (USA)
MOLSI Sirko Molau (Germany)
RENJU Jurgen Rendtel (Germany)
ZAYGE George Zay (USA)
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Date Period ZHR +-
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Dec 13 0055-0648 72 3
Dec 13 0648-1331 97 25
Dec 13 2000-2235 112 30
Dec 13 2200-2300 143 10
Dec 13 2300-0000 119 45
Dec 13/14 2330-0102 116 22
Dec 14 0100-0202 113 10
Dec 14 0142-0304 105 5
Dec 14 0300-0403 95 19
Dec 14 0400-0526 90 15
Dec 14 0500-0626 87 13
Dec 14 0550-0926 74 24
Dec 14 0909-1330 52 4
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The ZHRs were calculated with a population index of 2.3 and a zenith
correction exponent of 1.0.
Rainer Arlt, 1996 Dec 15.