(meteorobs) Binocular meteors

[belatrix]

To Wes, Malcolm, Charlie, Thankyou for all the interesting and very 
helpful info!
  I now believe I was seeing mostly faint meteors on these occasions 
with the binoc's.
  also I agree - that web site is amazing!

Cheers
Kearn Jones

On 30/11/2004, at 2:31 AM, Swift, Wesley wrote:

> Binoc Folks,
>
> 	Just a note to remind folks that intensified video observers record
> similar limiting magnitude (8th mag) meteors as binocular observers 
> and tend
> to be more numerous.
>
> 	Low earth objects and debris will be slow compared to meteors and
> tend to orbit in planes that include the launch site at the time of 
> launch.
> They are also pro-grade and will come from the West: NW for decending 
> node
> SW for ascending node.   Check out http://satobs.org/satintro.html for 
> more
> info.  Some folks put a lot of thought into this.
>
> Wes
>
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