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Edited by Tony Markham
1980 Aug Unusually high Perseid activity on Aug 11-12 - ZHR ~ 180
1981 Predicted return of Perseid parent comet Swift Tuttle does not occur
1982 Apr Lyrids outburst ZHR ~ 80 for 1 hour on Apr 22
1983 Aug Robert McNaught's video images of Perseids appear on ITN News
1983 Oct Asteroid 1983TB - Geminid parent - discovered
1985 Oct Giacobinids outburst seen from Japan EZHR 300-500 around 0935UT on
Oct 8
1985 Oct Orionid rates not enhanced by return of parent comet Halley
1986 Oct Orionid rates again not enhanced by return of parent comet Halley
1986 Dec Ursid outburst EZHR ~ 80 around 21hUT on Dec 22
1988 May International Meteor Organisation (IMO) formed.
1988 Aug Double Maximum of the Perseids first observed : ZHRs 85 & 95
1989 Aug Double Maximum of the Perseids seen again : ZHRs 85 & 100
1990 Apr Meteorite fall at Glanerburg in the Netherlands on Apr 7
1990 Aug Perseid maximum in strong moonlight - no unusual ZHRs reported
1991 May Glatton meteorite fall on May 5
1991 Aug Japanese observers see very high Perseid rates ~ Aug 12.7d UT
1992 Jan Quadrantid ZHR of 180 seen from Europe
1992 Aug High Perseid rates (EZHR ~ 400 ?) at Aug 11.8d UT - coincides with
comet S-T nodal longitude
1992 Sep Comet Swift-Tuttle (parent of Perseids) recovered on Sep 26.
1993 Aug Perseid EZHR exceeds 300 around Aug 12d 03h UT
1993 Oct Enhanced Orionid activity seen from Europe on Oct 17-18
1993 Dec Geminid ZHR peaks around 130
1994 Aug Perseid ZHR peaks around 220
1994 Nov First signs of enhanced Leonid activity : EZHR ~ 60? in bright
moonlight
1995 Aug Perseid ZHR peaks around 160
1995 Nov Enhanced Taurid rates due to 'swarm'' encounter
1995 Nov Alpha Monocerotid outburst lasting 5 mins (EZHR ~ 420)
1996 Nov Leonid ZHR around 45 during Nov 17d 14h-22h UT
1996 Dec Greenland fireball on Dec 9, initially reported as meteorite impact
1996 Dec Geminid ZHR peaks around 130
1996 Dec Ursid ZHR reaches ~ 30 on Dec 22
1997 Mar Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle recovered on Mar 4
1998 Jun Bootid outburst lasting several hours Jun 27-28 ZHR ~ 50
1998 Oct Enhanced Giacobinid rates : EZHR briefly ~ 700
1998 Oct Enhanced Orionid activity seen from Europe on Oct 17-18
1998 Oct Enhanced Taurid rates due to 'swarm'' encounter
1998 Nov Leonid 'fireball storm'' : ZHR ~ 340 during Nov 16-17
1999 Mar Asher & McNaught make predictions for times of Leonid storms in
1999, 2001 & 2002
1999 Nov Leonid storm EZHR ~ 3700 at 0204UT on Nov 18 - in line with Asher &
McNaught's predictions
1999 Nov At least 7 flashes seen and associated with Lunar impacts near
Leonid peak
1999 Nov Meteorite fall in Co Carlow, Ireland on Nov 28
2000 Nov High Leonid activity : EZHR ~ 480
2000 Dec Ursid ZHR reaches ~ 50 after 09h UT on Dec 22
2001 Nov Leonid storms on Nov 18 : EZHR ~ 1500 near 1030UT and EZHR ~ 2500
near 1810UT
2002 Nov Leonid storms on Nov 19 : EZHR ~ 2350 near 0410UT and EZHR ~ 2660
near 1050UT
2003 Nov Leonid ZHR peaks around 60 near 15h UT on Nov 19
2004 Jun Enhanced activity from the Bootids on Jun 23
2005 Oct Video observations show significant activity from Camelopardus
centered around Oct 5d 19h UT
2005 Oct Visual Giacobinid rates indicate ZHR ~ 35
2006 Oct Video observations show significant activity from Camelopardus
centered around Oct 6d 02h UT
2006 Nov Enhanced Leonid rates around 4.8h UT on Nov 19
2006 Dec Enhanced Ursid rates near 21h UT on Dec 22
2007 Sep Alpha Aurigid outburst : ZHR ~ 60 around Sep 1d11h UT
2007 Oct Enhanced Orionid activity : ZHR ~ 50-70 on Oct 21
2008 Nov Enhanced Leonid activity : ZHR ~ 100 around Nov 17d02h UT
2009 Nov Enhanced Leonid activity : ZHR ~ 100 around Nov 17d20-21h UT
2010 Dec 8 Very bright fireball at 17:36 UT, travelling east to west over NE England
2011 Oct 8 Draconid outburst with ZHR 250-300 at around 20h UT, seen from Europe
2012 Mar 3 Very bright fireball 21:42-21:43 UT, travelling from Shetland to Northants
2012 Sep 21 Very bright slow moving fireball crossing northern England east to west 21:56-21:57 UT
2012 Oct 8 Strong Draconid display detected by radar 16h-17h UT, visual rates unclear
2013 Feb 15 Spectacular fireball over Chelyabinsk, Russia
2013 May 6 Enhanced Eta Aquarid rates, with ZHR exceeding 100
2013 Sep 9 Strong activity from the September Perseids
2013 Dec 19 Daylight fireball at 07:58 UT, heading NE from north midlands of England
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