Hi all,
David Levy contacted me a few days ago asking if I (and perhaps others) could observe a possible meteor shower in Pavo that may be linked to a comet he discovered in 1991. The radiant possibly peaks on Thursday 31 August - Friday 1 September (2006). David states that there may be no activity. However if we don't observe we won't know...
I've prepared a webpage with info at the link below.
http://www.possumobservatory.co.nz/l...nids-31aug.htm
or
http://tinyurl.com/zgk8l
If anyone can PLEASE observe this radiant, go for it!!! Basically, you just sit there and look about 20 degrees from the radiant point with the naked eye. If you see a meteor, trace it's path back (preferably on a star chart) and see if it came from the radiant point, if so, log it as a 'shower' meteor. The radiant is visible all night, with the 1/4 Moon setting about 1am.
If you do observe (and even see NO meteors), then please send me a completed observing form (or just an email to say if you saw none).
Who knows, perhaps there's a fairly new radiant there just waiting to be seen...
Cheers
John Drummond
Director - Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand Comet and Meteor Section
Gisborne, New Zealand
E 178* 03', S 38* 40'
email:
john_drummond@xtra.co.nz
website:
http://www.possumobservatory.co.nz