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(meteorobs) Re: meteorobs-digest V3 #126
Terry,
From your description and time it appears that your meteor could have
come from either the September Perseids or the Alpha Triangulids. Since
it was slow I would tend to lean toward the Alpha Triangulids.
Bob Lunsford
"T. M." wrote:
>
> I was out viewing the aurora tonight here in northcentral PA.
> We had pale green "curtains" and some reddish areas.
>
> Anyway, while I observed the sky only one meteor made an appearance, but it
> was a decent one: relatively slow-moving (lasted 3 seconds), and bright as
> Jupiter. It started at Polaris and went due west ending about 25 degrees up
> from the horizon. It left a brief train in its wake, and fluctuated in
> brightness as it burned, but was bright white in color. It was reminiscent
> of Geminids I've seen.
>
> I was wondering if this one came from a known radiant.
> I'm not experienced enough to determine this.
> The time of viewing was approximately 10:30 EDT.
>
> Thanks for any feedback...
> terry
>
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