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Date: 27 Jul 2006 21:54:13
From: canopus56
Subject: Obs op: Minor meteor shower peak 7:00 UTC 7/28
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The IMO calendar shows two minor meteor shower peaks tonight at 1-2 am north
american local time. One has a ZHR of 20 but is at -16 dec. You might see
some streakers above normal background if you are out tonight and tomorrow
night.
http://www.imo.net/calendar/2006/summer
Piscis Austrinids (PAU)
Active: July 15 -August 10; Maximum: July 28 (? = 125°); ZHR = 5;
Radiant: ? = 341°, ? = -30°; Radiant drift: see Table 6 (page 23);
v? = 35 km/s; r = 3.2;
TFC: ? = 255° to 000°, ? = 00° to +15°,
choose pairs separated by about 30° in ? (? < 30° N).
Southern ?-Aquarids (SDA)
Active: July 12 -August 19; Maximum: July 28 (? = 125°); ZHR = 20;
Radiant: ? = 339°, ? = -16°; Radiant drift: see Table 6 (page 23);
v? = 41 km/s; r = 3.2;
TFC: ? = 255° to 000°, ? = 00° to +15°,
choose pairs separated by about 30° in ? (? < 40° N).
- Canopus56
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Date: 28 Jul 2006 10:06:27
From: canopus56
Subject: Re: Obs op: Minor meteor shower peak 7:00 UTC 7/28
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--- Canopus56 <canopus56@yahoo.com > wrote:
> http://www.imo.net/calendar/2006/summer
> The southern delta Aqu's are a ZHR 20 but is at -16
> dec. You might see a higher than normal background
> level of streakers tonight if you are out.
Was up working some doubles and took 10 minutes between 8:35am-8:45am
UTC to watch for meteors at ~ W111 longitude before heading home. Saw -
1 - mag 0, 1 - mag 1, 1 - mag 3 all associated with the del Aqu
radiant. A fourth mag 1 came from the direction of Perseus and was
unassociated with the either shower.
- Canopus56
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