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Re: (meteorobs) Perseids 12/13 1999 & question
Better than no meteors, yep.
I cant remember what shower i saw in my youth - but the majority were
fireballs. It wasnt a plentyfull event but it was like i said... a dozen
maybe per hour...
I thought maybe someone would have an idea..... Hopeing its not just a
youthfull memory with no chance to find again... :)
Theres allot of THAT going around Hhhaaa
Jim
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Lunsford <lunro.imo.usa@prodigydot net>
To: meteorobs@jovian.com <meteorobs@jovian.com>
Date: Tuesday, August 17, 1999 2:18 PM
Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Perseids 12/13 1999 & question
>Jim,
>
>The only posssible shower to provide 8-10 bright meteors per hour during
>the summer is the Perseids. If you saw 300+ Leonids per hour last year
>no shower is going to compare with that. Dim meteors are better than no
>meteors!
>
>Bob Lunsford
>
>Jim Hale wrote:
>
>> Question;
>>
>> Is there a shower with 8 - 10 per hour that is mostly bright meteors?
>>
>> I remember a summer meteor shower years ago that was like this.
>>
>> As "intertainment" the dim swift perseids dont make a great show. But I'd
>> say a dozen bright ones an hour might be worth staying up for.
>>
>> Maybe we are spoiled by the Leonids we saw last fall. We watched 300+ per
>> hour and many bright green fireballs lit up the ground. One trail lasted
>> over 30 min.
>>
>> Jim - near Red Star, Arkansas
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