Short activity burst of the September Lyncids (081 SLY)?

During the nights from 2023 September 15 onwards, I noticed a small number of meteors which fit a radiant which may be identified with the 081 SLY (September Lyncids). Similar weak activity from that region was observed also in previous years.

However, I indeed was surprised when five of these meteors occurred within 16 minutes in the night September 24-25. It started at 0020 UT when two bright meteors (-2 and -1 mag) occurred almost synchronously in the western sky. The last one of this series (0 mag) was seen at 0036UT. All three bright meteors were found on images taken by the nearby cameras of the AllSky7 network. Figure 1 is the first image (camera AMS238 located in Ketzür, Germany) which shows the pair seen at 0020 UT. My observing location is in Töplitz (see the VMDB report https://www.imo.net/members/imo_vmdb/view?session_id=86104 ).

The conditions were quite good with an LM of +6.40 all the time (SQM reading 20.7). The radiant was about 50 degrees above the horizon. This gives an estimated ZHR of about 20-25 (for the 20 minutes covering the observed event).

There was no obvious activity during the other intervals of that session or in the adjacent nights.

The CAMS data at https://meteorshowers.seti.org/?lat=1.800&long=97.200&date=2023-09-25 show several meteors designated as 210 BAU (beta-Aurigids). This radiant is east of the star beta Aurigae. The IAU database currently notes, that there are too few orbits to consider the 210 BAU a significant detection. The velocity data fit the values given for the 081 SLY.

So it is worth to perform regular observations and to take notes about meteor trails. There are certainly minor sources active with radiants in Auriga-Lynx between mid-September until mid-October.