(meteorobs) Simple meteor capture system.

Wed May 28 01:00:01 EDT 2008

With their experience and knowledge of the heavens, amateurs can estimate 
the radiant(source direction) of where the meteor back track seems to 
converge from a near point source in a constellation. Additionally, they can 
reasonably accurately estimate the maginitude by star comparison.

All these things and more can be found at IMO and NAMS websites in detail.

YCSentinel

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Siddhartha Jain" <siddhartha at siddharthajain.net>
To: "Global Meteor Observing Forum" <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
Sent: 2008/05/27 21:44
Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Simple meteor capture system.

> That is a nice concise introduction, YC :-)
>
> What I meant was can the log data be used to understand anything else
> about the meteor than just its time of streaking in? How do people
> figure out what kind of meteors were observed - all the various
> *-nids? Only visual observation?
>
> Thanks,
>
> - Siddhartha
>
> On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 8:57 PM,  <stange34 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> Data bases such as those can help determine periods and intensity of 
>> threat
>> to launching spacecraft, returning spacecraft, orbitting satellites,
>> astronaut welfare,  colonizations, etc.
>>
>> The more info that is available, the more likely a correct decision can 
>> be
>> made.
>>
>> Besides, If we knew what would be discovered from the logs .... it 
>> wouldn't
>> be a discovery at all.  -Ghengis Khan 1227AD   :-)
>>
>> YCSentinel
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Siddhartha Jain" <siddhartha at siddharthajain.net>
>> To: "Global Meteor Observing Forum" <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
>> Sent: 2008/05/27 13:03
>> Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Simple meteor capture system.
>>
>>
>>> What information can be extracted from these video logs or signal
>>> strength logs from monitoring a radio beacon or station?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> - Siddhartha
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 8:28 PM,  <stange34 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>>> Karl,
>>>>
>>>> There is a reasonably sensitive system without great cost that will
>>>> demonstrate the concept of meteor capture and it can be used in 
>>>> daylight
>>>> to
>>>> capture most things that are in motion in the sky to demonstrate the
>>>> principles of night capture.
>>>>
>>>> It can use a webcam OR, alternatively, an inexpensive video camera 
>>>> aimed
>>>> at
>>>> the sky that can put a composite signal into a cheap capture card like
>>>> "AVERMEDIA DVD EZMAKER PCI" installed into your computer.
>>>>
>>>> The program which can do this is free for 10 days(renewable), and if
>>>> purchased is only $40 US currency. It is the most EFFECTIVE cheap 
>>>> system
>>>> available for unattended meteor filming and capture. I run it as a 
>>>> backup
>>>> simultaneously with a more expensive system.
>>>>
>>>> YC Sentinel
>>>>
>>>> Contact: http://www.azcendant.com/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Karl Antier" <ka.antier at wanadoo.fr>
>>>> To: "Global Meteor Observing Forum" <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
>>>> Sent: 2008/05/14 00:13
>>>> Subject: (meteorobs) Meteor animation and electrophonic sounds
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Dear meteor observers,
>>>>>
>>>>> A request and a major new in this mail...
>>>>>
>>>>> In two weeks, we are to present meteor observing during. There
>>>>> will be a presentation, but also a whole practicing day.
>>>>> And thus, my question is: have you any idea of which kind of
>>>>> manipulation, experiment you can do in broad daylight to present
>>>>> visual meteor observing to the public. Has anyone of you ever
>>>>> tried such an experiment ?
>>>>>
>>>>> The big new is that I receive a report of a man who heard 
>>>>> electrophonic
>>>>> simultaneous sounds during a -8 fireball sighting, last january.
>>>>> Until here, nothing new, this is a very speculative issue, and it
>>>>> may be the observer's imagination which put a sound a bright object
>>>>> moving in the sky.
>>>>> The interesting fact is that the sound has also been heard by a friend
>>>>> of the observer... who didn't see the fireball...
>>>>> Has anyone ever heard of such a sighting (or hearing ;-)) ?
>>>>>
>>>>> Clear skies to all !
>>>>> Karl
>>>>>
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>>>
>>> --
>>> - Siddhartha
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>
> -- 
> - Siddhartha
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