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Hot Comet

Nov 9, 2008
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Very bright fireball from Taurids meteor shower above northern horizon of Slovak sky was about -10 magnitude! We (Ivan Majchrovic, Tomas Maruska and Roman Piffl) observe it in Marianka near slovak capital city Bratislava at 19:42:38 UT on November 5, 2008.

http://spaceweather.com/meteors/gallery_05nov08.htm

Southern Taurids (STA)


Active:	September 25 — November 25
Maximum:	November 5 (λ_sol = 223°)
ZHR =	5
Radiant:	α = 52° δ = +15°
Radiant drift:	see Table 6
v_inf =	27 km/s; r = 2.3
TFC:	Choose fields on the ecliptic and ~ 10° E or W of the radiants (β > 40° S)