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Re: (meteorobs) Perseid eclipse
Thanks, Rainer. So how do these times compare with local time of totality
over Eastern Europe? Also, what will the radiant height be at totality? In
other words, is there any chance of European observers doing the Ultimate
Meteor Hack: observing a major shower max DURING THE DAYTIME?!
Admittedly, a three-minute sample isn't useful; and I know that the sky
won't reach anything like LM=5.0 during totality. But it'd still be pretty
d**n neat to see some Perseids during those fateful few minutes! :)))
Lew
At 04:25 PM 5/16/97 EDT, you wrote:
>If we adopt a solar logntidue of 140.0 deg: 1999 Aug 13, 4h UT. If we suppose
>the short peak still exists in 1999, and assume it occurs at a solar
longitude
>of 139.7, we get 1999 Aug 12, 20h30 UT. It is suitable for European
geographic
>longitudes, the traditional one for the Canary Islands (and eastern North
>America), the new one for eastern Europe...about the same situation like in
>1995, because it's four years ahead.
>
>Rainer
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