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Re: (meteorobs) Plotting and shower association



In a message dated 96-10-17 16:34:04 EDT, you write:

<< 
 I've always wondered about that little snag in the IMO plotting method! What
you 
 do is surely good observing practice for us newbies, especially when
observing 
 minor or suspect shower radiants. The problem is that IMO expects shower 
 associations along with all the other data during a plotting session: and I 
 COULD add that info during the analysis afterwards, but I feel kind of funny

 doing it post facto instead, so I generally make a *suspect* association
right 
 after I plot the meteor (and occasionally before), but before I note
magnitude, 
 etc. What do the "less new salts" think on this one?
 
 Lew
 
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Lew,
I think you mis read IMO instructions on plotting. It's advised by IMO to not
know where a radiant is so that you won't have biased plots. Later during
your analysis or data reduction you can take all the associatioon rules into
consideration and then assign a shower to it if able.
George Z.

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