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Re: (meteorobs) Hooked
Sorry for the mistake, but the meteor was coming from the EAST. It may not
make a difference though. Sorry again.
M Linnolt wrote:
> > BTW--i don't know whether it was a Geminid or not. It was only about
> > 7:35 pm here in Virginia. It seemed to come from the West
> >
>
> Kevin,
>
> That meteor was not a Geminid. The Geminid radiant would be very low in
> the EAST, at that time, so any meteor coming from the west would be a
> "sporadic", which is a term for a meteor that comes from random dust
> particles in the path of earth orbit, and not coming from any particular
> meteor stream associated with a shower. Under dark, moonless skies, you
> would see an average of around 6 sporadics per hour, more in the morning
> hours than the evening hours, because then the spot you are standing on
> the earth is facing into the direction of the earths motion, which
> enhances the chance of "hitting" some of these sporadic dust particles.
>
> So, imagine on Monday night, you will be seeing maybe 100 of such
> meteors per hour, with a few spectacular bright bolides thrown in to the
> mix!
>
> Get ready for the show!
>
> Mike
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