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UPCOMING METEOR-SHOWERS: SEPTEMBER 2010


Even if no big meteor showers hit the Earth in September, this month deserves lot of interest by MS enthusiasts. Sporadic Meteors flux is at its annual maximum in this period, thus providing relatively good rates especially during morning hours.

Among showers, α-Aurigids (peaking Sept. 1st) is expected to reach moderate ZHR (6 hr-1). This shower has produced short outbursts (with EZHR up to 40 hr-1) in 1935, 1986 and 1994, and a remarkable outburst (EZHR= 130 hr-1) in 2007 with many bright meteors followed by a tail of fainter meteors. Anyway, a strong display of α-Aurigids is not expected this year.
Even September Perseids, after outstanding, unexpected ouburst of Sept. 9th 2008, should not provide strong rates in 2010, but it’s worth checking!

Daylight Sextantids should provide good meteor rates around the end of the month. Their maximum is expected on September 27th around 16 UT, but observations in previous years indicate that the peak date may vary considerably: maximum may fall between September 26th and 30th. In 1999 for example, a strong return was detected at λsol = 186°, equivalent to 2010 September 29th, while in 2002, the September 27th peak was not found, but another peak was detected around Sept. 29-30.

For Radio Observers, the (theoretical) UT peaks for upcoming showers in September 2010 are as follows:


α-Aurigids
Active: August 25 – September 8
Maximum: September 1, 07h UT (λsol= 158°6)
ZHR: Low (6 hr-1)

September Perseids
Active: September 05 – September 17
Maximum: September 09, 15h UT (λsol= 166°7)
ZHR: Low (5 hr-1)

Sextantids (Daytime Shower)
Active: September 09 - October 09
Maximum: September 27, 16h UT (λsol= 184°3)
ZHR: Medium

δ-Aurigids
Active: September 18 - October 10
Maximum: September 29 (λsol= 186°)
ZHR: Low

(Source: IMO)

Please remember to UPDATE your "eMWS & DXCC Lists". That will help stations to plan properly their next activities...

Gd luck via METEORSCATTER - every sked (SSB & FSK & HSCW) will be welcome!
73 de Massimo IV3NDC (JN65RV) and Guido "Guy" DL8EBW (JO31NF) 2010-08-28

144.370 >144.350

Guy, DL8EBW will be qrv all days these year for spreading points to all participants.

(Make More Miles on VHF) MS Activity OVERVIEW (PAST SHOWERS and FUTURE SHOWERS)

As well as in the past PERSEIDS and GEMINIDS MS-Shower the VHF-DX-Portal MMMonVHF
will be trying to setup an up to date MS OVERVIEW during the next METEOR SHOWER.


MMMonVHF did start 2008 to archive the ACTIVITY-OVERVIEW´s from the past MS-Shower:

MS-SPRINT & PERSEIDS 2008:
OVERVIEW PDF-File & SQUARE-MAP

BCC & GEMINIDS 2008:
OVERVIEW PDF-File & SQUARE-MAP

MS-SPRINT & PERSEIDS 2009:
OVERVIEW PDF-File & SQUARE-MAP

BCC & GEMINIDS 2009:
OVERVIEW PDF-File & SQUARE-MAP

MS-SPRINT & PERSEIDS 2010:
OVERVIEW PDF-File & SQUARE-MAP

BCC & GEMINIDS 2010:
Infos will follwo soon...

SQR active: 0 Squares

Last update: 2010-08-20 07:40 UTC

We will try to spread in short time infos "who will be "were" qrv and use "which" qrg ...
Of course it can be not a complete overview and shall be only an extract what is going on.

73 Massimo, IV3NDC and Guido, DL8EBW

2010-08-20