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RE: (meteorobs) Observing the Arietids-Triangulids
At 13:25 EDT Robert Lunsford said:
>George Zay,
>You are correct in stating (plus the IMO suggests) that observers
>center their field of view 30-40 degrees from a radiant.
Okay, I'm out voted, but I still disagree. I would have never seen the
Aries-Triangulum activity two years ago if I wasn't centered on the Pisces
radiant (nearby), or the Xi Perseid activity this year if not facing the
Perseid radiant.
>I have a question. While everybody is centered on the Taurus region
>September 12, any meteor travelling westward out the the AT radiant
>will be 60-80 degrees from the center of your view and therefore
>undetectable (unless very bright). Facing this direction will cause at
>least a 25% loss in AT rates and probably more. Does this sound
>reasonable or am I just lacking sleep?
This is why observers should face the radiant!
>Like Mr. Gliba I will be facing directly at the radiant so that I will
>have no problem seeing any AT meteors moving in any direction 40
>degrees from the radiant and beyond. I guess that I should also give
>thanks for my good perception over a wide field of view. Now if I could
>only see more of those 5th and 6th magnitude meteors everything would
>be perfect!
GWG