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Tau Herculids 2022 from the McDonald Observatory, Texas -- a progress report

Authors :
Szabó, Norton Olivér
Igaz, Antal
Kiss, László L.
Rózsahegyi, Márton
Sárneczky, Krisztián
Csák, Balázs
Deme, Lívia
Vinkó, József
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

As part of an intensive effort to observe the predicted 2022 Tau Herculids outburst, we recorded almost 800 individual meteor streaks on May 30th and 31st, 2022, using a high-sensitivity Sony~$\alpha$7 camera. The video recordings were obtained under perfect conditions at the McDonald Observatory, Texas, USA. The meteor sample is dominated by the predicted Tau Herculids shower, however, we also noted significant activity of sporadic meteors and other possible weak showers. We found that the time of the maximum activity matched very well the predictions, while we note the large fraction of faint meteors that were not detectable visually. We determined the radiant, and the time evolution of the activities and currently we are working on the determination of the brightness statistics.

Details

Database :
arXiv
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.2404.17007
Document Type :
Working Paper