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June Bootids 2004, Visual
Enhanced activity of the June Bootid meteor shower was predicted by three independent numerical modelling attempts by Sato, Shanov, Dubrowskiy, and Vaubaillon which were confirmed by Lyytinen. Times…
International Meteor Conference 2004 - Varna, Bulgaria
The International Meteor Congress 2004 will be hosted by the Astronomical Observatory and Planetarium "Nicolaus Coperrnicus" in Varna, a Bulgarian city at the borders of the Black Sea. Check out the…
Lyrids 2004, Visual
Reports from only 21 observers have been received reporting about the activity of the 2004 Lyrids. A first ZHR profile was constructed from these data. The maximum time is near April 22.0 and is a…
Leonids 2003
An updated profile of the Leonid meteor activity was computed. The data collected are still producing a noisy picture. An enhancement of activity is found on November 13, between 12h UT and 24h UT…
eta-Aquarids 2003
New moon on 1 May provided favourable observing conditions for the Eta-Aquarids this year. By 8 May, 19 observers reported 322 Eta Aquarids in 71.02 h net observing time. In general, rather low…
Lyrids 2003
The activity of the 2003 Lyrids was slightly below a normal annual level (ZHR=18), with the maximum as expected at sollong=32.3 degrees. However, the pre-maximum was not covered by observations…
Leonids 2002
Two strong activity peaks of the Leonid meteor shower were predicted. The times fell between 03:48 to 04:04 UT for the first one, and between 10:23 to 10:47 UT for the second peak, both on November…
Perseids 2002
Nearly moon-free conditions permitted numerous valuable observations of the nights around the Perseid maximum. The peak time was 22h30 UT on August 12 if a solar longitude of 140.0 degrees is…
Leonids 2001 - final profile
Activity profile obtained from the observations of 177 observers from 28 countries. A total of 137146 Leonids was logged. Figure 1: Final ZHR graph of the Leonids 2001
Geminids 2001
Originally, the so-called 'preliminary reports' were meant as an immediate information about the observed activity level of major meteor showers based on a limited number of raw data sent to the IMO…
Leonids 2001 - Updated Profile
While utilizing all the incoming data for a global analysis of the Leonid meteor shower, an update on the activity graph may be of interest. We find two main peaks of activity: between November 18…
Perseids 2001
The 2001 Perseids occurred under rather poor circumstances. Observers either had to put up with the adverse effects of a Last Quarter Moon or start early, in which case they had to deal with low…
No activity from Comet Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 in 2001
Dust trails produced by Comet Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 near its perihelion passages may get close to the Earth and produce meteor activity. Computations of the evolution of such dust trails by H…
Lyrids 2001
Very favourable lunar conditions made this shower a highlight target of 2001. Occasionally heightened activity is observed from the Lyrids, most notably in 1982. The 2001 maximum exhibited a slightly…
Quadrantids 2001
Favorable lunar conditions accompanied the maximum of the 2001 Quadrantid meteor shower. Peak activity was expected near 12h UT on January 3, corresponding to a solar longitude of lambda=283.16°…
Ursids 2000
The 2000 return of this shower was eagerly awaited because an enhanced activity was expected. Indeed, the rates were significantly higher than the average. The last reported Ursid activity…
alpha Aurigids 2000
This minor shower is known to having produced short-lived activity peaks with ZHRs of the order of 30 to 40. Since this shower has not been monitored regularly until very recently, other outbursts…
Perseids 2000
Apart from the traditional maximum at a solar longitude of 140.0 degrees, a pre-maximum peak has been observed for more than 10 years with variable strength. For the first time after the return of…
