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(meteorobs) Re: Eta Aquarids???
John,
Only the meteors you see prior to 3:30 would have any chance of being
"Earth Grazers". I don't know the exact altitude but I would guess that
once the radiant reaches 5 degrees the percent of "Earth Grazers"
decrease rapidly.
Clear Skies!
Bob Lunsford
"newtonj@ttc.com" wrote:
,
> Thanks to all who have answered. Of course the weather turned bad as
> soon as I even considered going out. Nothing new there. Oh well life's
> tough huh?
> Maybe tonight, the rates seem lower than what I usually pursue, but there
> has been some references to this shower putting out some fireballs. And
> having Leonid like speed. Now, since the radiant does not attain much
> height in our neck of the woods (N. America) Does this mean that the 5 or 6
> that we MIGHT see would be like earth grazers??
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