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(meteorobs) Meteor Events for 1998
Hi, Gregory, that was an interesting table! I'll wager it was from a
book published in the 1980s or before, as it shows the Leonids having
a ZHR (theoretical hourly rate under ideal conditions) of just 10!
Anyway, for folks interested in seeing a more up to date table like
the one Gregory sent out, I've included below an adaptation of the
International Meteor Organization's 1998 Calendar. You can find this
same adapted table on the 'meteorobs' Web site at:
http://www.tiacdot net/users/lewkaren/meteorobs/showers.html#when
Clear skies!
Lew
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Shower Activity Maximum Rating
Period Date
*Quadrantids Jan 01-Jan 05 Jan 03 Very Strong
Virginids Jan 25-Apr 15 (Mar 24) Weak
*Lyrids Apr 16-Apr 25 Apr 22 Medium to Strong
Pi-Puppids Apr 15-Apr 28 Apr 23 Usually Weak
Eta-Aquarids Apr 19-May 28 May 05 Strong to Very Strong
Sagittarids Apr 15-Jul 15 (May 20) Weak
July Phoenicids Jul 10-Jul 16 Jul 13 Usually Weak - SOUTH ONLY
Pisces Austrinids Jul 15-Aug 10 Jul 28 Weak
*Southern Delta-Aquarids Jul 12-Aug 19 Jul 28 Strong
*Perseids Jul 17-Aug 24 Aug 12 Very Strong
Alpha-Aurigids Aug 25-Sep 05 Sep 01 Medium
Delta-Aurigids Sep 05-Oct 10 Sep 08 Weak
Draconids Oct 06-Oct 10 Oct 08 Very Weak to VERY Strong
*Orionids Oct 02-Nov 07 Oct 21 Strong
Southern Taurids Oct 01-Nov 25 Nov 05 Weak
Northern Taurids Oct 01-Nov 25 Nov 12 Weak
*Leonids Nov 14-Nov 21 Nov 17 Strong to VERY Strong
Alpha-Monocerotids Nov 15-Nov 25 Nov 21 Usually Weak
Phoenicids Nov 28-Dec 09 Dec 06 Usually Weak - SOUTH ONLY
Puppid-Velids Dec 01-Dec 15 (Dec 07) Medium - SOUTH ONLY
*Geminids Dec 07-Dec 17 Dec 14 Very Strong
Ursids Dec 17-Dec 26 Dec 22 Medium
* - "Major Showers" are marked with a "*".
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