Re: (meteorobs) An error in the 2003 RASC Observer's Handbook?

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• Subject: Re: (meteorobs) An error in the 2003 RASC Observer's Handbook?
• From: Gary Kronk <kronk@amsmeteors.org>
• Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 05:48:59 -0600
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>     I believe that I may have found an error in the latest edition of the
>2003 RASC Observer's Handbook.  In the Table of Meteor Showers, 2003 (on page
>223), the maximum for the Geminid Meteor Shower is listed as "Dec. 14  4h
>UT."  This figure is based on a given solar longitude value (in the same
>table) of 262.1-degrees.
>
>     However, my figures indicate that in 2003, 262.1-degrees is closer to 13h
>UT on Dec. 14, or nine hours LATER than the published value given in the
>Handbook.  Can anybody verify this?
>
>-- joe rao


Joe, I also come up with 13h UT on December 14 for Geminid maximum in 2003.

Gary
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