(meteorobs) Useful technique for AMS All-Sky Fireball camerareports.

[Robert Lunsford]

Larry,

You should remember that a vast majority of these reports are from people 
who know little about astronomy. Although I try to explain the details 
concerning persistent trains, most people simply do not understand the 
definition. A great majority of fireballs do not exhibit persistent trains 
yet the percentage in the AMS table exceeds 50% year after year. I would not 
concern yourself with any conflicts between you and the table.

Robert Lunsford


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "stange" <stange34 at sbcglobal.net>
To: <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2009 12:42 AM
Subject: (meteorobs) Useful technique for AMS All-Sky Fireball 
camerareports.


> When reviewing the nights captures with Sentinel or other camera systems 
> it
> is difficult to determine whether any Fireball left a persistant train due
> to the lack of sensitivity compared to the eye reports of field observers.
> This conflict in reporting has bothered me for some time when I mark "no
> train" on AMS and observers see and mark it with a train on AMS.
>
> I have found a solution which will bring these two methods of observation
> closer together with train reports.
>
> To Wit: All-Sky camera systems that can save & view a metor file in Q-time
> or other need only to DOUBLE the image size when movie is playing in a 
> loop
> mode. This doubling can be selected in Q-Times "view" menu. It enhances 
> and
> brings out the persistant trains even if they are only a second or so. Try
> it on some of your older captures that were saved as a movie.
>
> YCSentinel