(meteorobs) Meteor Report Notations (Second attempt)

[meteors at comcast.net]

I believe my first attempt at sending this got mangled somewhere along the line, so here's another try:


Recently there was a discussion of using a hyphen or a zero to designate no 
shower members observed during a specific period. For new observers on the list, 
I also suggest keeping in mind how you indicate a shower was not watched. This 
situation occurs when an observer breaks their observation into more than one 
period, and a shower is not monitored during one or more of those sessions.  
This was the case with some recent reports I archived where the radiant had not 
risen high enough. When a shower is not monitored for some reason, it is 
normally noted by using either a slash “/” or an “X”. 

To be on the safe side, you might consider including a brief explanation of the 
notations you use in the heading section of your report. That way, there’s no 
chance for any confusion no matter who is looking at the report.

Mark Davis, South Carolina
meteors at comcast.net
namn at namnmeteors.org