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UPCOMING METEOR-SHOWERS: FEBRUARY - MARCH 2012


Only minor showers hit the Earth in February - March. The most significant is Capricornids / Sagittariids (Peaking February 2nd), a medium-ZHR daytime shower; its radiant culminates at relatively low elevation in northern emisphere skies.
Sporadic meteors have reached their seasonal minimum, but MS contacts are still possible, especially in early morning hours.

For Radio Observers, the (theoretical) UT peaks for upcoming showers in February - March 2012 are as follows:

Capricornids / Sagittariids (Daytime shower)
Active: January 13 – February 04
Maximum: February 02 (λsol= 312.5°)
ZHR: Medium

α – Centaurids (Southern Emisphere shower)
Active: January 28 – February 21
Maximum: February 08 (λsol= 319.2°)
ZHR: Low (6 hr-1)

χ- Capricornids (Daytime shower)
Active: January 29 – February 28
Maximum: February 14 (λsol= 324.7°)
ZHR: Low

γ – Normids (Southern Emisphere shower)
Active: February 25 – March 22
Maximum: March 14 (λsol= 354°)
ZHR: Low (6 hr-1)

(Source: IMO)

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73 de Massimo IV3NDC (JN65RV) and Janos HA5CRX (JN97KP) 2012-01-30