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Re: (meteorobs) Best Showers of 1996



-- [ From: Robert Lunsford * EMC.Ver #2.5.1 ] --

George,  You Wrote:
> 
> Unless there is an unexpected outburst from the Ursids, or an unknown
meteor
> shower, the major meteor activity for 1996 is over. In my opinin, the
Leonids
> moved up to second place behind the Geminids, in front of the Perseids
, which
> took third this year.
> 
>                      Best Meteor Showers in 1996
> 
>                           1st - Geminids
>                           2nd - Leonids
>                           3rd - Perseids
>                           4th - Orionids
                            5th - Lyrids

Lets not forget about the good displays from the Orionids and the Lyrids
. In, fact if the Quadrantids had not been clobbered by a full moon the
Perseids would have ended up in 4th place!

Bob Lunsford