(meteorobs) Deficit of southern meteor streams apparently confirmed

[Chris Peterson]

Maybe there are websites that need to be updated. But the reality is, go 
to a meteoritics conference, amateur or professional, and there will be 
many talks and posters on video techniques and on video camera networks. 
Hundreds of cameras run every night, thousands more sporadically. They 
represent modern technology well suited to the task, and are key in 
identifying very subtle streams. There is a lot of information out there 
for anybody interested in joining existing networks or starting new 
ones. And there is ongoing development of cameras and software utilizing 
newer technology, mainly higher resolution cameras. Visual meteor 
observing has its place, and there are those who choose to operate this 
way. Instrumented data, however, is not being collected with obsolete 
technology. It is adding data to publicly accessible databases at a 
growing rate. There's no real need for a special push from meteor 
organizations.

Chris

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

On 3/29/2014 8:58 PM, Jay Salsburg wrote:
> Hello Dan
> Here is an example of the source of my anger...
> I went to IMONet, entered "camera" in the search field. The first search
> went to "Camera and Lens for Photography of Faint Meteors" (using film). The
> Page referred in sequence to.
> Camera and Lens for Photography of Faint Meteors
> Choosing a Suitable Film for Meteor Photography
> Photographic Fireball Patrol
>
> These articles should be archived under "OBSOLETE" so they do not rise to
> the top of searches for technology to record Meteor activity.
>
> These topics are decades old, with non-scientific approaches to
> instrumentation. It is an obsolete concept to record Meteor activity with
> film and eyeballs. This is my point. While the IMO is a respectable
> organization, it needs to join the rest of us in the 21st Century. Perhaps a
> Futurist would be a better choice of leadership than a Film Photographer.
>
> My point is; even though there may someone using 21st Century technology to
> record Meteor activity, there needs to be a concerted effort by those in
> leadership of Observation Organizations pushing for current and advanced
> technology to record Meteors, and stop promotion of DATA recorded with
> obsolete technology and amateurish pencil and paper observation recording
> from lawn chairs.
>
> Pardon my dust.