Folks,

did anyone of you observed enhanced activity from the eta Aquarids?
Peter Brown wrote:

> >>
> Our radar shows an unusual amount of Eta Aquarid activity, particularly from
> yesterday (May 4/5). The peak rate appears to be unusually high - the
> numbers are comparable to the Quadrantids earlier this year, though the
> equivalent ZHR may actually be higher since the EAQs have higher velocity
> (and hence are less observable due to the echo height ceiling) by radar. In
> past years, the EAQs are typically much weaker than the Quads.
> I know the moon is bad, but do you have any visual indication of heightened
> activity?
> <<

Cheers,
Sirko

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