(meteorobs) Repost- Clear evidenceforMeteoroidejecta/outgassing.

[Chris Peterson]

Well, new ways of observing meteors continue to be developed. Many of us now 
monitor them from the ground with multiple stations, so it is almost routine 
now to have accurate information on the position and velocity of meteors 
while in the atmosphere. High speed, high resolution cameras and 
spectrographic cameras are increasingly being used to record information not 
available just a few years ago. Meteors have been imaged from space (where 
the camera is closer to them than any inexpensive balloon platform), and may 
be increasingly imaged from above as more and more high resolution, downward 
looking cameras come on line. Passive and active radar and VLF receivers are 
collecting information as well. Most of these areas are open to amateur 
collaboration, and require equipment that can be build with no more effort 
or cost than a high altitude camera platform.

Certainly, there is much still to be understood about meteors. I just don't 
see what observing with a video camera from a stratospheric platform 
provides that can't be accomplished cheaper and easier from the ground.

Chris

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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thomas Dorman" <drygulch_99 at yahoo.com>
To: "Global Meteor Observing Forum" <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 9:46 PM
Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Repost- Clear 
evidenceforMeteoroidejecta/outgassing.


> Chris
> Did you know at this time that there is research being done on balloons 
> that may make it possible to carry payloads right near the edge of 
> space.Once again the systems you speak of are great but to few observers 
> will have the money to build such set ups. Most of us do what we do on 
> less than a shoe string budget. For me getting right on top of meteor 
> event would settle the issue for sure but this most likely will not happen 
> in my life time.
> I feel a now approach is needed that was all I was trying to come up 
> with.Also I would like to see more low cost way to observe meteor than 
> just in the visible light window.My point is we are not seeing the whole 
> picture in meteor events and some new aproaches to the issues are needed.
> Thomas