This is a somewhat higher peak ZHR than in 1991 and 1992. Similar to previous returns, the rate profile is slightly skew, with a more steep decrease after the peak.
Problems occur with the correction of perception because of the distribution of observational data.
After the splendid coverage of the Perseid event in August 1993 by observations from around the world other showers have been somewhat disregarded for the excitement of the Perseids. Although the weather in central Europe was not favorable for Geminid watches, the well-established net of observers in other parts of Europe, in America, Asia, and Australia delivered a good deal of observations which enabled us to present this analysis. Due to interference from the Moon, the 1992 Geminids could not be monitored appropriately. The last comprehensive study of the Geminids presented in this Journal dealt with the 1991 Geminid return. The present paper regarding the 1993 return is based on 20700 shower meteors seen in 668 observation hours.