(meteorobs) Simple meteor capture system.

[Siddhartha Jain]

So visual observation is more fruitful than back scatter logging, right?

- Siddhartha

On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 10:00 PM,  <stange34 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 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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>>>>
>>>>
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>>>> - Siddhartha
>>>> WV6U
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- Siddhartha
 WV6U