(meteorobs) June Lyrids, Plotting, And Meteor Orgs

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Subject: (meteorobs) June Lyrids, Plotting, And Meteor Orgs
From: wayne.t.hally@bangate1.tekdot com
Date: Wed, 5 Jun 96 3:59:42 EDT
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Well, this discussion has certainly made a point that I've noted as I've 
been trying to get up to speed in the last month or two since becoming an 
observer. There is a wide variation in what different organizations 
recognize as active showers! As a result' I've had to make some judgements 
about how to plan my observing in order to meet my goals. What I've done is 
created a hierarchy of souces.
There seems little or no dispute about the existance on the IMO visual 
showers, although even that has some hidden detail as the IMO Sagittarids 
apparantly are a combination of numerous minor showers.
ALPO has a slightly different way of separating this collection of 
radiants. I haven't seen what AMS does yet. To me this is part of the 
fascination of meteor observing, and specifically plotting. Georges 
spirited defense of plotting is close to my views, that in order to 
separate these low rate, minor showers, and provide sufficient 
documentation to resolve questions it is almost essential. With the paucity 
of such data, I feel that my contributions can have real value.
	Once again, let me state that I'm new at this, and my perceptions are 
just what I've come up with in my early exposure. I'm certainly glad that I 
have George and Mark to give this information to at this point, and let 
them sort it out between what each organization wants to receive 
information on.As for me, my personal observation archive includes 
potential showers from any available source. I'll let time and observations 
tell which are real, and which are make believe.
	Wayne