Draconids outburst Sat 10-8 4pm MST
There was brief meteor outburst from the Draconids during daylight local time on Saturday (450 zhr radio - Rmob.org; 300 zhr visual - IMO). It was observable by radio detection and in Europe by meteor video cameras. Stories http://www.imo.net/ http://nasascience.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2011/04oct_draconid... - Kurt
Actually this is a minor victory for those who predict meteor stream intersection by the earth in it's orbit. The science is maturing. Did you montior it yourself with a radio, Kurt? Only one time, many years ago, did I listen to a marginal radio signal during a meteor shower. I did notice signal strength increases at the same time as a visible meteor on a couple of occassions. Kinda cool.
Beautiful, bright meteor this morning that could be a Draconids straggler. The radiant seemed about right. 6 AM, bright orange, magnitude estimate -2 (not quite up to bolide status), the streak was about 20-degrees long.
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