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Re: Meteor Velocities



> When you estimate in degrees/sec, you are making two estimates.  
> You're estimating time and distance.  Whereas with the NAMN 
> scale you are only estimating apparent time.

How can a speed be estimated by time only? Am I faster when I drive 10 minuted
or when I drive 5 minutes? A meteor lasting .2sec can have any geometrically
reasonable angular speed say between 5 and 25 deg/s.

Rainer