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Perseids
One of the best meteor showers is Perseids in August. In 1991 and 1992, outburst activity was obeserved by the return of paranet comet. It is easy to observe because Perseids provides a lot of bright meteors.
In Radio Meteor Observation, Perseid activity is caught every year. Since the geocentric velocity is too fast as 59km/s, it is no much meteor echoes. On the other hand, a lot of long echoes more than 20 seconds are caught. In 2004, Lyytinen et al. predicted the outburst of Perseids. Radio Meteor Observation was also able to observe this outburst cleary as same as visual observation.
Information of Perseids
| Name | Perseids |
|---|---|
| IMO Code | PER |
| Solar Longitude(MAX) | 140°.0 |
| Radiant | α = 46° / δ = +58° |
| feature | ZHR(max):100, r=2.6, V∞:59km/s |
| Parant Comet | 109P/Swift-Tuttle |
| Reference | The International Meteor Organization |
Condition of observation in maximum night (2010 - 2015)
| Aug. UT |
MAX.Time(UT) | moon (13d0h) |
|---|---|---|
| 140.0 | ||
| 2010 | 12d 23h | 3 |
| 2011 | 13d 06h | 13 |
| 2012 | 12d 12h | 24 |
| 2013 | 12d 15h | 6 |
| 2014 | 13d 00h | 17 |
| 2015 | 13d 06h | 28 |
Results
Result of Perseids is recorded.(mainly Radio Meteor Observation)
Result of Perseids