------------------------------------------------------------------- THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2009 2004 Jun 25 12.51UT Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise, Basingstoke, Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074 INTERNET: GUY@TAHQ.DEMON.CO.UK GMH at AST.STAR.RL.AC.UK WORLD WIDE WEB http://www.theastronomer.org ------------------------------------------------------------------- JUNE BOOTIDS 2004 The following report by Tony Markham appeared in 'The Astronomer' magazine (Volume 41, No 482, p44 [2004]): This shower produced outbursts in the 1916, 1921 and 1927 but after that no significant activity was seen until a prolonged daylong outburst during June 27-28 1998 in which the peak ZHR exceeded 50. Monitoring in subsequent years has revealed little activity, but it is certainly worth monitoring for activity in late June each year. Indeed one recent prediction suggests that enhanced activity may be seen as early as June 23 this year. The radiant was poorly defined in 1998 but most observers placed it around the border of Bootes and Draco. The moon is at First Quarter on June 25 but will be distant from the radiant. Editor: Rendel, International meteor Organisation, has suggested a possible peak on June 26/27 at 01.00UT so special attention on that evening would be desirable. As of this circular we have received no positive feedback on the possible enhanced activity also suggested for June 23 but if any TA subscriber does have observations please e-mail Tony Markham with a copy to the editor as soon as possible. TA STAND AT BAA EXHIBITION MEETING, 2004 JUNE 26 Just a reminder that TA will be running a stand at the above event this weekend. The meeting is at the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge. There is free admission for this event and directions can be found at: http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/~jds/exhib.htm Gary Poyner is kindly assisting me in running the small TA exhibition so we will both be pleased if you will drop by for a chat. Guy M Hurst