(meteorobs) Handbook for Visual Meteor Observers

[Maravelias Grigoris]

Hello to all!!

Pete, please keep us informed with the book. I am interested in the subjects
and i find it very useful.

David, undortunately publishers care mostly about profit and not about
quality of books (of course there are exceptions..). The wouldn't publish a
book that could sell only a small number of
copies. Of course, I don't know if this is the case also with Sky
Publishing. But I am aware of the fact they would demand an amount of money
for some kind of guarantee. And another issue is that authors never make
money from their books, only the publishers earn.

Best wishes,
Grigoris

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Stine" <david at exposquare.com>
To: "Global Meteor Observing Forum" <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 6:52 PM
Subject: RE: (meteorobs) Handbook for Visual Meteor Observers


> Sounds great, looking forward to seeing it.  I don't understand why a
> publisher wouldn't want to publish it.  Sounds very interesting and
> informative.  Will let all of my astronomy club members know about it as
> soon as you have it ready to go.
> David Stine
> Astronomy Club of Tulsa Observing Chairman
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: meteorobs-bounces at meteorobs.org
> [mailto:meteorobs-bounces at meteorobs.org] On Behalf Of Bias, Peter V
> Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 9:29 AM
> To: Global Meteor Observing Forum
> Subject: RE: (meteorobs) Handbook for Visual Meteor Observers
>
> Hi all,
>
> Given the current interest in the IMO Handbook, I think that this is an
> appropriate time to introduce a book on meteors that is soon to be
> available.  With some help from several renowned meteoricists, I have
> put together a book that for the most part complements the Handbook
> rather than replaces it.  Chapters (with a hint of what is in them)
> include: Introduction (what meteors are, physical process), Basics of
> Naked Eye Observing (e.g., why we see many more meteors as the radiant
> rises, the radiant effect), More Advanced (plotting, etc.), Some
> Important Meteor Showers, A History of Meteorics before IMO, Recent
> History--A Dawn in Meteorics (dust trails and far-comet outbursts),
> Meteor Stream Formation and Dynamics (how dust trails are formed, solar
> radiation effects) Zenithal Hourly Rates and Stream Density (ZHR
> forecasting models are explained), Factors Influencing Radiant Positions
> (the components that will change the vectors), Meteor Streams and
> Cometary Orbits (how to read meteor stream orbital elements), and A
> Meteor Potpourri (e.g., are meteors random within a shower, anomalous
> meteors)
> The book is over 200 pages and has numerous color diagrams to help
> explain the topics.
> The unfortunate reality is that no publisher would bite on this book as
> they felt that there would be little to no market for it.  Therefore, I
> am forced to self-publish.  I am currently working on the subject index
> and name index now that the text is complete and hope to have it
> available soon.  Right now I have no idea what it will cost to produce
> so I quote a price.  I'll let you know when I do.
> Perhaps this text will be interesting to some meteorobs readers?
>
> Pete Bias
> Florida Southern College
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: meteorobs-bounces at meteorobs.org
> [mailto:meteorobs-bounces at meteorobs.org] On Behalf Of David Entwistle
> Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 2:52 AM
> To: Arlene Carol; Global Meteor Observing Forum
> Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Handbook for Visual Meteor Observers
>
> In message <ae26d61505032203515377a1bc at mail.gmail.com>, Arlene Carol
> <arlene.carol at gmail.com> writes
>>Okay, in light of this 'straight from the horse's mouth' as it were,
>>shall I abandon the search or is someone still interested?
>>No replies within the next 24-48 hours tells me that no one's
>>interested so we'll stop searching, okay?
>>
>>thanks,
>>
>>arlene
>>south of troy
>>
>
> Many thanks to all the other posters on this subject.
>
> In answer to Arlene's question, I would still be very interested, if
> there is a paper copy of 'The Handbook' available out there. However, it
> does seem that copies are in very short supply and any currently
> available copies (if there are any) will not meet the demands of future
> meteor enthusiasts.
>
> I agree that the idea of making the 'handbook' available, for download
> from the IMO web site is an excellent idea and the way to go.
>
> In the meantime, is there any other book, aimed at visual meteor
> observers, that covers the material in 'The Handbook'?
>
> Thanks again for your interest.
>
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