[Prev][Next][Index][Thread]
(meteorobs) Re: Events for 98
Gregory David Stempel wrote:
> I found the following information and decided to pass it along. Forgive
> me if is common knowlege.
>
> The follwoing meteor showers are expected in the ramainder of the year:
>
> Date Name Z-hr RA DEC Illumination Longitude
> Fraction
>
> 10/13 Piscids ? 1hr44min 14deg 0.38 200deg
> 10/22 Orionids 25 6hr24min 15deg 0.05 209deg
> 11/3 Taurids 8 3hr44min 14deg 0.99 221deg
> 11/17 Leonids 10 10hr08min 22deg 0.02 235deg
> 12/8 Puppids-Velids 15 9hr00min -48deg 0.70 257deg
> 12/13 Geminids 75 7hr28min 32deg 0.24 262deg
> 12/22 Ursids 5 14hr28min 78deg 0.14 271deg
> 12/25 Puppids-Velids 15 9hr20min -65deg 0.41 274deg
>
> Z-hr is for Zenith Hourly Rate
> I am unable to attest the accuracy of the information.
>
Please note that the entry for the Piscids corresponds with the Northern
Piscids, a very weak shower difficult to seperate from the two Taurid
radiants which are located just a bit further east in Aries this time of
year. This shower is much weaker than it Southern counterpart which is
active in September and has been dropped from most current lists.
Bob Lunsford
American Meteor Society
International Meteor Organization
References: