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Oct082011

Draconids show expected outburst

Geert Barentsen - 0 Comment - In: Shower Analysis

Observers across Europe and Asia report that a peak in the Draconids meteor activity occurred near 20h UT on October 8, 2011.

Visual ZHR by human observers: (click for more details)

Video meteor flux from camera observing stations in the IMO network:

Draconids with persistent trains were captured using the Liverpool Telescope in La Palma:

Liverpool Telescope Draconids

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Based on data collected by observers of the IMO Video Meteor Network, MeteorFlux 2.1 Realtime Viewer allows you to access the latest ZHR graphs of currently monitored active meteor showers: