[meteorite-list] 2010 Perseids

[bernd.pauli at paulinet.de]

Greg L. wrote:

"I counted a total of 183 meteors"

Wow, Greg! That's about 20-25 Perseids per hour.Congratulations on such
a large number of Perseids! By the way, at 59 km/s, the Perseids belong to
the fastest moving meteors. The Southern Taurids, by contrast, are relatively
slow:

=> 27 km/s (only :-)

Best wishes,

Bernd