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Re: (meteorobs) sporadics
On 15 Sep 1996, Rainer Arlt wrote:
> Lew, you wrote
>
> > But what are folks various fews on exactly where these modes (peaks) in
> > annual sporadic activity occur? And is it generally agreed upon that it's a
> > smooth sine curve (or roughly) throughout the year, or is there more
> > character to the curve?
>
> However, my visual impression is
> that the maximum is September-October and the minimum, February-March.
That's my observation too.
> My own visual impression is that the diurnal change of sporadic rates
> is much larger in February than in September. Evening hours in February
> are extremely slow, though the morning can be really fun. In September
> the change is much less obvious, many sporadics are seen all night.
Again I've found the same for telescopic meteors.
Malcolm
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