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Draconids show expected outburst

Observers across Europe and Asia report that a peak in the Draconids meteor activity occurred near 20h UT on October 8, 2011.

Visual ZHR by human observers: (click for more details)
First results Draconids 2011

Video meteor flux from camera observing stations in the IMO network:
First results from the video network

Draconids with persistent trains were captured using the Liverpool Telescope in La Palma:
Liverpool Telescope Draconids


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Submitted by Geert Barentsen on Sat, 2011-10-08 23:16. More