Date: 29 Jul 2006 15:48:55
From: canopus56
Subject: Obs op: Sun 7/30/2006 evening North Am (7/31/2006 UTC) Io Transit Meteors
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There is a single Jovian transit by Io beginning at 7/31/2006 1:58 UTC
(8:00PM 7/30/2006 MDT North Am.).
The IMO is showing a minor meteor shower peak on 7/30/2006 - the alpha
Cap with a ZHR =3D 4. Probably time for North Am. at 8:00 AM UTC
7/30/2006 (2:00 AM MDT 7/30/2006).
http://www.imo.net/calendar/2006/summer
alf-Capricornids (CAP)
Active: Jul 3 =E2=80=94August 15; Maximum: July 30 (=CE=BB =3D 127=C2=B0);=
ZHR =3D 4;
Radiant: alf =3D 307=C2=B0, dec =3D -10=C2=B0; Radiant drift: see Table 6 (=
page
23);
v =3D 23 km/s; r =3D 2.5;
TFC: alf =3D 255=C2=B0 to 000=C2=B0, dec =3D 00=C2=B0 to +15=C2=B0, choos=
e pairs
separated by about 30=C2=B0 in alf (beta < 40=C2=B0 N);
PFC: alf =3D 300=C2=B0, dec =3D +10=C2=B0 (beta > 45=C2=B0 N), alf =3D 320=
=C2=B0, dec =3D -05=C2=B0
(beta 0=C2=B0 to 45=C2=B0 N), alf =3D 300=C2=B0, dec =3D -25=C2=B0 (beta < =
0=C2=B0).
- Canopus56
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