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(meteorobs) Re: Radio Rates on 12/3
-- [ From: Robert Lunsford * EMC.Ver #2.5.1 ] --
I thought everyone may be interested in the radio meteor data Will
Kelsey sent me and George Zay's reply:
>
> About current observations:
> In today's meteorobs-digest George Zay reported a low level of
activity during
> his 5 hour session Dec 3. You and George will find it interesting
that I also
> recorded data that same day. Take a look at these totals --
> DEC 1 1400-1500 UT 65 events
> " 2 1400-1500 UT 62 "
> " 3 1400-1500 UT 34?? " !!
> " 4 1400-1500 UT 65 "
>
> Yesterday, I attributed that null to my FM source being out of
service.
> However, George's report today puts the Kaybosh on that. Can a
stream
> have a void in it?? Really now!!
>
> Will Kelsey
>
> George's Reply:
> Interesting, He ought to put it on the list. That nite was dead. We
ought to put together a
> calendar table showing the relative numbers of activity for any given
nite of
> the year. I think the nite of Dec 2/3 would have a low number? Maybe a
scale of
> 1 thru 10. With each number representing 5 meteors of all showers and
> sporadics combined. Perhaps taking data from the same U.T. period ...
maybe
> between 2am to 4 am local as the sample periods? I bet if we averaged
yours
> and mine data for the past 5 years we would have nearly every nite of
the year
> covered? Maybe use LM's between 5.7 and 6.3 as acceptable? Oh well.
> George
Bob Lunsford