[meteorite-list] Which meteorite showers were visible in the USA in December 1847?

From: Chris Peterson <clp_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:08:56 -0700
Message-ID: <4EE77898.1050908_at_alumni.caltech.edu>

Although not a major shower that year, I'd suspect the Andromedids. This
shower is associated with the comet 3D/Biela, which broke up around the
time you are interested in, resulting in years with impressive meteor
storms, as well as an increase in fireball rates. Because of the comet
breakup, there was a lot of interest at the time in this shower, and it
was observed on December 6, 1847.

Today, the Andromedids are a very minor shower which peaks in mid-November.

Chris

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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
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On 12/13/2011 8:50 AM, chris aubeck wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm following up a research question and I'm not sure of the answer.
>
> I am trying to find out whether any meteorite shower would have been
> visible to the naked eye, and mentioned in newspapers, in the first
> week of December 1847. Any ideas?
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Chris
Received on Tue 13 Dec 2011 11:08:56 AM PST