(meteorobs) Early Geminids/WM1

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• From: mlinnolt@alum.mitdot edu
• Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2001 16:58:19 -0500 (EST)
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Last nite I was at our locals star party on Oahu's north shore. Conditions not so good with a lot of clouds and showers around, but during clearings, I saw a number of early Geminids, mainly from 9-10pm. No counting was done.

Comet WM1 is looking very good now. I estimated it mag 5.7 with over a degree of tail. Its barely visible by naked eye, though. With a motion in excess of 3°/ day, its movement is quite apparent in just a few minutes of observation.

Any thoughts on whether this comet will leave a meteor trail for us?

Mike Linnolt

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