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(meteorobs) Next year's Leonids (was Geminds/Earthgrazer)

| rising about that time).  A brilliant almost-full Moon will,
unfortunately,
| be near the meridian and nearly overhead, however.

    I could've sworn that folks here had said that the moon would be near
the horizon during peak times in the US.  Anyone?

----- Original Message -----
From: <Skywayinc@aol.com>
To: <meteorobs@atmob.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 12:07 PM
Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Geminds/Earthgrazer Question


| In a message dated 12/5/01 11:44:15 AM Eastern Standard Time,
| tlandess@miamidot edu writes:
|
| << Was this a phenomenon that was unique to the Leonids or is it common to
| all showers?  Is is possible that we might see horizon to horizon
| earthgrazers during the Geminds and if so, when is the best time to
observe
| for this from the South Eastern US? >>
|
| Tod --
|
|     Any meteor shower is capable of producing an earthgrazer/earthskimmer.
| The only prerequisite is that the radiant needs to be very close to . . .
or
| perhaps just below your local horizon.  The Geminids -- a very reliable
| display, rich in slow, bright meteors -- could very well produce such
| activity perhaps as early as 6 or 7 p.m. local time, as the star Castor
| (which is close to the radiant) begins to climb above the east-northeast
| horizon.
|
|     I have also seen earthgrazers/skimmers with the August Perseids as
early
| as 9:30 in the evening (even though the Perseid radiant is not very high
up
| in the northeast until after midnight).
|
|     It is interesting to note that next year, the 1767 dust trail of
| 55P/Tempel-Tuttle -- the same trail that performed so splendidly over
North
| America with its profusion of bright meteors -- will be peaking near
11:p.m.
| EST on November 18.  That suggests that there could be a outburst of
| earthgrazing activity for parts of the eastern US (the Leonid radiant will
be
| rising about that time).  A brilliant almost-full Moon will,
unfortunately,
| be near the meridian and nearly overhead, however.
|
| -- joe rao
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