[PPRAANet] The Invisible Meteors of June
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Thu, 12 Jun 2003 08:33:28 EDT
The Arietid and zeta Perseid showers are considered to be among the best
showers of the year for radio observers. In fact, both showers were discovered by
radio observers using the Jodrell Bank radio telescope in England in 1947 .
The month of June comes to an end with another daytime meteor shower, the beta
Taurids, which peak around June 29 with as many as 25 meteors per hour. All in
all, June seems to be the best month of the year to be a radio meteor observer.
This story explains how one Ham listens to them.
http://www.southpole.com/headlines/y2000/ast06jun_1m.htm
Paul w0rw