Re: (meteorobs) Perception

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• Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Perception
• From: Lew Gramer <lewkaren@tiacdot net>
• Date: Mon, 02 Jun 1997 16:10:26 -0400
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At 06:54 PM 5/30/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Lew, I've seen reports of an observer that consistetly has an LM of 
>+7 *all* the time (and it makes me wonder in awe, as where I observe, 
>if I get an LM of +5, I am astonished!).  And his (he lives in NJ, 
>not Wayne, but his name escapes me) rates are about 1/4 as much as 
>mine.  All the time.  And Marco Langbroek had an LM of +6.5 for the 
>1996 Geminids and he saw 30 sporadics an hour(I thought you're 
>supposed to see 7-12 per hour!) 
>
>Jonathan

It's true, Jonathan: rates can easily vary by that amount from individual
to individual. To reliably compare rates of course, a statistically-valid
sample across multiple years has to be taken... But many very experienced
observers will probably agree that their perceptions differ markedly from
each other, no matter how large or extended the sample you take.

Clear skies!
Lew

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