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(meteorobs) Other perioidc showers (was Draconid observations on 10/8-9/98)



Lew posed some questions:
> Which brings up an interesting question: how many other periodic
> meteor showers are there? In other words, showers which are not
> even perceptible as *minor* showers in their off years, but yet
> which are still known or predicted to return in the years ahead?

Check out Peter Jenniskens paper on outbursts.

P. Jenniskens, 1995, Astronomy & Astrophysics 295, 206. "Meteor stream
activity. II. Meteor outbursts."

Malcolm

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