(meteorobs) Telescopic Meteors Again

Roberto Gorelli md6648 at mclink.it
Wed Sep 3 15:02:41 EDT 2014


>I brought this topic up several months ago and had some interesting >responses from the group, but I'd like to try again. 
>Though I realize telescopic meteor observing isn't done much by >anyone any longer, I'm still intrigued by it and I still think 
>this pursuit could lead to valuable data on faint minor meteor >showers. I'd like to give it a try this autumn and I have some 
>questions...
>First of all, does anyone out there still do telescopic / binocular >meteor shower observing? I'm wondering if any experienced 
>observers have any advice to pass along and/or would like to >collaborate observations with me. 
>Does anyone know where I could find a list of telescopic meteor >showers? 

I think that somewhere there should to be similar list but you should 
search in old papers with more of 50 years.

>Especially ones that are active in autumn and winter and which charts >from the IMO might be best to use?
>Lastly, does the IMO or NAMN accept reports for this type of >observing any longer? 

Perharps all reports are welcome but they can to be useful for 
somebody? Because the big question is: there are professional 
astronomers interested to receive this type of data?

>Where can I find the form(s) and what's the best way to send plots >on the charts? 

Ask to IMO, it should have (somewhere) they and you should search in 
Internet for "FEMA" the parent of IMO.

>I remember that a lot of group members advised me last time to >concentrate on video systems instead. 

I agree, you can see 8a magnitude meteors in some (rare) place and 
with the best hardware.

>I appreciate the advice and I may look into this someday. But right >now I'd like to save my money and
>spend some time trying it through the binoculars. Thank you in >advance for any advice and information 
>you can offer! 

You should  stand by before buy for read other possible answers.

>I stayed up late tonight hoping to view and plot the peak of the >Aurigid shower, but unfortunately thick clouds 
>rolled in from a storm system that's still 200 miles away! Hope others >here had better luck. 
>Paul Zeller
>Indianapolis, IN, USA

If you decide to do this work I want to suggest to you a research that 
I as known was never do: observe the radiant of iperbolic meteors, 
they exist but until now the are observed only by radars, you should 
search listo fo this radiants, I known that one is in Orion and one 
other in Sagittarius, this meteors are interstellar.

But before to begin this you should read the advice of other 
searchers.
Best greetings.
Roberto Gorelli


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