(meteorobs) Telescopic Meteors Again

[drobnock]

Hi
For a historic (1843) reference to telescopic meteors see:
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=GXhFAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA124&dq=telescopic+meteors&hl=en&sa=X&ei=1ooHVPKuGczMggT6mIKgBg&ved=0CGsQ6AEwDQ#v=onepage&q=telescopic%20meteors&f=false

Referencing observations 1839 by  E. P. Mason.  Reference an article by G. Johnstone Stoney (FRS) Story of the November Meteors.
Popular Science Monthly 1879 (445- )

Abstracts of Papers Presented at the ... Meeting - Page 9
books.google.co.uk/books?id=_QsVAQAAMAAJ
American Association of Variable Star Observers - 1951 - ?Snippet view
TELESCOPIC METEORS, by Robert Adams It seems to me that we who are members of the AAVSO have an obligation to learn to follow and
record telescopic meteors since we use charts that give comparison magnitudes, and we have ...

Good luck
George John Drobnock

Roberto Gorelli wrote:

> >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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