(meteorobs) Previous predictions for Cassiopeia on 9/21 ??

[stange34 at sbcglobal.net]

Thank you Chris.

Your more precise methods(shown by the URL) cleary show my amateur level. I 
have few skills in meteor observation and even less in reporting.protocol.

Perhaps when I am not so overly taxed on present on-going commitments, I 
will be able to develop those skills in a more structured & comprehensiable 
manner for others. I see so few weak meteors it stood out....

BTW - Is there a chance "Goliath" may have bounced into your back yard ? 
:-)

Larry
YCSentinel

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Peterson" <clp at alumni.caltech.edu>
To: "Global Meteor Observing Forum" <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
Sent: 2007/09/21 12:21
Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Previous predictions for Cassiopeia on 9/21 ??


> Hi Larry-
>
> When you think you've detected a radiant, please report its position in 
> terms of RA and declination, since horizon-based coordinates aren't easily 
> interpreted by anybody else.
>
> Have a look at http://www.cloudbait.com/misc/0920-0921.gif , which is a 
> radiant map derived from 20 meteors I recorded last night. I see two areas 
> of slightly increased density, one of which may be a drifted group of 
> delta Aurigids, and the other Northern Andromedids (a shower I'm not 
> familiar with, but which is labeled in TheSky). The circle marked "LS" is 
> the radiant you specified for your location at 3am. As you can see, I 
> recorded no radiant activity around there.
>
> Weak apparent radiants are worth making note of, but need more than just a 
> few meteors defining them before they become statistically significant.
>
> Chris
>
> *****************************************
> Chris L Peterson
> Cloudbait Observatory
> http://www.cloudbait.com
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <stange34 at sbcglobal.net>
> To: <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
> Sent: Friday, September 21, 2007 11:55 AM
> Subject: (meteorobs) Previous predictions for Cassiopeia on 9/21 ??
>
>
> An unusual amount meteor activity(5 events) for this marginal vision site 
> was recorded last night with a radiant crossover in the vacinity of 
> Cassiopeia after midnight to 4 AM PDT. Altitude was ~65 deg., Azimuth was 
> ~340 deg.
>
> Meteor transparencies were overlain on a Alt/Az scale to arrive at a 
> radiant location using "The Sky" Astronomy program.
>
> Was this region of sky anticipated?
>
> Larry
> YCSentinel
>
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