Re: (meteorobs) A-T 1996

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Subject: Re: (meteorobs) A-T 1996
From: Lew Gramer <dedalus>
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 96 13:15:58 -0400
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>If the Triangulids do possibly exist, could not on the predicted days
>use photographic triangulation and CCD instruments to capture these
>meteors and get an accurate determination of the radiant?

Good question, Michael! Others will have more detailed answers for us, but 
you're definitely right that two-station photography (or CCD or video) would 
give a series of meteor orbits that could be compared to determine where/if a 
meteoroid stream really existed around this date. Radar data could also be used.

But I guess the trick is actually capturing enough meteors from this suspected 
stream on film/chips/video/dishes around the world to make a statistically 
significant sample. The problem (correct me if I'm wrong y'all) is just that 
there aren't enough such stations around the world to monitor events like this!

I know I'd love to do video meteor work for instance, but the $000s entry costs 
are just too high for me now (or ever :>). And among the professionals who 
already have setups to do radar, or multi-station photo or video, there's just 
not enough funding for this type of meteors-pour-les-meteors work.

That's where *we visual observers* come in, thankfully... :)

Clear skies,
Lew

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Re: (meteorobs) A-T 1996

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