First detection of the Arid (ARD, #1130) meteor shower from comet 15P/Finlay
P. Jenniskens, T. Cooper, J. Baggaley, S. Heathcote, D. Lauretta Abstract: The predicted new...
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Author: Peter Jenniskens
Perseid meteor outburst 2021
Peter Jenniskens, Koen Miskotte Abstract: An unexpected outburst of Perseids was detected by low-light video observations on August 14, 2021. The outburst peaked at solar longitude 141.474 ± 0.005 degrees (equinox J2000.0) and...
Read MoreEnhanced kappa-Cygnid (KCG#0012) activity in 2021
Abstract: The kappa Cygnids are absent in most years, but the years 2020 and 2021 fit in a 7-year sequence of past returns when the shower was active. Modest activity was detected in 2020. Now, Northern-hemisphere networks of...
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New June Aquilid Complex shower: June theta^2 Sagittariids (JTT#1129)
Abstract: A new meteor shower from an eccentric sunskirting-comet orbit was detected by CAMS...
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Crowd funding campaign for a CAMS India network
[Update: Campaign has ended. 88 people backed the project. Thank you!] The SETI Institute has...
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