(meteorobs) Telescopic Meteors Again

[Jeremy Jackson]

Paul,

FOV would be an issue with a telescope.  You should consider a video camera and lens – I participate in the NMSU program.  You may be able to get a setup from them, or at least their software and run it on your own hardware as I do.

Here is the link:
http://skysentinel.nmsu.edu/allsky/clusters

I am located in Fort Wayne, IN and run Node 77

This is my Perseid composite from last month.  Let me know if you have any questions.

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From: pzeller1966 <pzeller1966 at gmail.com><mailto:pzeller1966 at gmail.com>>
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Date: Monday, September 1, 2014 at 4:16 AM
To: Meteor science and meteor observing <meteorobs at meteorobs.org><mailto:meteorobs at meteorobs.org>>
Subject: (meteorobs) Telescopic Meteors Again


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

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

  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

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