Re: Scintillation and flaring

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• Subject: Re: Scintillation and flaring
• From: Mark Davis <MeteorObs@Charlestondot net>
• Date: Sun, 12 May 1996 20:15:44 -0400 (EDT)
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At 03:35 PM 5/12/96 -0500, Lew Gramer wrote:

>It's interesting to compare different observers reactions to visual
>phenomena! I'm finding that the 'flaring' you mentioned, Mark, is more of a
>problem for me the more fatigued I am - and so maybe is purely or partly
>perceptual.

Lew this is certainly possible...could the fact I wear glasses be another
variable to throw into the mix...for example *external* reflections?

>It's amazing to me how just sitting on a lawn chair out under a dark sky
>can lead to such fundamental questions about the mechanics of human
>perception! Meteor observers must truly be a rare breed in the world, if
>these questions haven't been asked before! :)

Many of my friends, and even family members, would totally agree! ;)

Mark Davis
MeteorObs@charlestondot net
Awendaw, South Carolina, USA
Coordinator, North American Meteor Network (NAMN)
Assistant Recorder, ALPO Meteors Section
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