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Re: (meteorobs) Fire Ball over the Gila
You may be right about this, George. I would encourage all observers to pay
close attention to the Alpha Cap radiant complex this year and to see if
they are having any unusual activity. If they are, it should not be hard
to gather additional evidence as this shower is certainly one of the most
easy to identify due to their unique characteristics.
Paul in Florida
>From: GeoZay@aol.com
>Reply-To: meteorobs@atmob.org
>To: meteorobs@atmob.org
>Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Fire Ball over the Gila
>Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 08:45:48 EDT
>
>
>I forgot my last message to add this....
>
>Nevyn, I think most likely the meteor you seen was a member of the alpha
>Capricornids. They are active now and often produce spectacular fireballs.
>They
>always seem to get peoples attention. I think it's because they are bright
>and
>somewhat slow. People get a chance to dwell on them. The radiant becomes
>active
>just before dark. If it was a alpha Capricornid, it's of comet origin. This
>means don't expect any meteorites to reach the ground. The material is
>basically too fragile to survive complete atmospheric passage.
>George Zay
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