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Re: (meteorobs) Re: Strong Meteor Rates
My only high rates display so far is for 1997 Perseids, with 121
in the last hour before dawn, LM of 6.6.
Pierre Martin
>Going back to 1966 I have seen shower rates of 100 or more on 16
>occasions. The strongest display was the 1977 Perseids when one hour
>produced 155 meteors. Of course I was clouded out for the 1994 Perseids
>which would have surpassed that rate.
>
>Of the 16 occasions 9 have occurred during the Geminids (141/hr was the
>best in 1985), 6 have occurred during the Perseids, and one Quadrantid
>hour produced 106 shower members back in 1985.
>
>Checking the years, the 60's had none as I was too young to drive back
>then. The 70's had 5 occurrences, the 80's had 6 occurrences, and the
>90's
>have produced 5 occurrences when shower rates exceeded 100 meteors per
>hour.
>
>Bob Lunsford