In an S&T Article, the potential for increased meteor activity around 11:00 pm local time on May 22 and May 23 from C73P's closest approach to Earth is suggested, but is unlikely. Did anyone notice anything last night? McRobert, A.M. 5/2006. Comet Schwassmann- Wachmann Heads Toward the Sunrise - [Meteor shower May 22-23?] http://skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/comets/article_1704_1.asp The article states: "Jack Drummond of the Starfire Optical Range predicts that debris shed by the comet many years ago (long before the 1995 breakup) could bring us a meteor shower on the night of May 22-23. He writes: 'The closest approach of [Fragment C's] orbit to the Earth, 0.04 astronomical unit, occurs on May 22 at 20:00 UT. Thus the maximum of the meteor shower would be on May 22 or May 23, with a radiant of right ascension 208° [13h 52m] and declination +30° [in Canes Venatici, 12° north-northwest of Arcturus], and a geocentric velocity of 13.5 km/sec, which is quite slow.' Unlike with many meteor showers, this radiant is highest in the sky as early in the night as 11 p.m. daylight saving time — so the meteors would be visible any time from dusk to dawn." Although C73P Frag C passed 0.04 au from the Earth, the increased possibility for a shower comes from the expanding debris cloud from the 1995 breakup. Wiegert, P. et. al. 2005. The tau Herculid meteor shower and Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 http://aquarid.physics.uwo.ca/%7Epbrown/taus.pdf - Canopus56 See also NASA. 3/24/2006. Mini-Comets Approaching Earth. http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/24mar_73p.htm. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com