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Aurigids is a meteor shower occurring primarily within September. © 1997-2011 International Meteor Organization www.imo.net accessed 11.10.11
The comet Kiess (C/1911 N1) is the source of the material that causes the meteors. The comet's orbital period is approximately 2000 to 2100 years, with showers observed in the years 1935, '86, '94 and 2007 .Jenniskens, P. and J. Vaubaillon (2007), An unusual meteor shower on 1 September 2007, Eos Trans. AGU, 88(32), 317, 16:14 11.10.11 IAU-MDC accessed 16:25 11.10.11
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The Alpha were discovered by C. Hoffmeister and A. Teichgraeber, during the night of 31 August 1935. Gary W. Kronk website 17:35 11.10.11 article written by Joe Rao in Sky and Telescope magazine 23 August 2007 approx' 17:45 accessed 11.10.11
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