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(meteorobs) Geminid peak
I have read in most of my sources that the peak of the Geminids would be
around 10h UT. This is the first I have read about 18hUT. What seems to be
the consensus?
leo
Robert Gardner wrote:
> Just a note that I am sure all subscribers must be aware of. On Tuesday
> December 14, 1999 the Geminids shower will occur. The Observers
> Handbook 1999 of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada gives the
> predicted maximum at 18h UT, Solar Longitude of 262.3 degrees with a ZHR
> 95 (the NAMM calendar says 120). The Moon is very favorable being only
> about a week old, it will set around 23 hour UT depending on your
> latitude.
> I still don't know what's the meaning of this solar longitude with
> respect to observing meteors. It evidentially tells you where to be at
> the peak of the activity of a shower? I have all kinds of books from
> basic astronomy to cosmology, astrometrics to relativity. I have quite a
> large library. However no mention of solar longitude. It can't really
> represent the western position of the sun or our recent Leonids would
> have been in sunshine at the maximum. This must seem dumb of me, to
> someone who knows the answer.
> By the way if my health and weather are favorable, I hope to go to
> dark skies to observe the Geminids.
>
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