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Re: (meteorobs) NASA News articles
In a message dated 6/25/99 1:36:19 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
rmn@aaocbn.aaodot gov.au writes:
<< The dust trail theory predicts that storms occur when the Earth encounters
a dust trail that has "strayed" well inside the Moon's orbit. The
circumstances from year to year are hit or miss, especially the further
one goes from the comet. These distant dust trails are widely spread by
differential perturbations, thus further from the comet the target area is
much larger, but the earth will most years miss the trails. The 1869,
and 1969 outbursts are examples of this, as is the predicted outburst in
2006. >>
I would urge all those who has access to WGN to read the article by Rob and
David Asher concerning the Leonids and their associated meteor trails in the
lastest April issue. It is very well-written and makes for a most
interesting read!
-- joe rao
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