(meteorobs) Any benefits from "Meteorwatch"

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I didn't participate in their program last year, and don't plan to this 
year because it seems to me to it would likely interfere with my regular 
watch. Years ago I sometimes used my cell phone to call west coast 
observers when I finished my east coast watch, but that is the closest I 
have ever been to "real-time" reporting. But of course, that was before 
Twitter.....

Clear Perseid skies to everyone!

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

North American Meteor Network
http://www.namnmeteors.org


Daniel Fischer wrote:
> The question is: Does the current approach make any sense -
> or does it rather distract from the 'real' meteor counting
> experience so much that it is actually counterproductive?
> Imagine lying out there under dark skies with a ZHR = 100 and
> having to fiddle with a cellphone all the time to meet the
> tweeting-instantly demand ...
> 
> Dan
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