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re: (meteorobs) Zenith Attraction Quuestion
> If you'd like to go a little deeper, let me know, and I can give a few
>more details to anyone who is interestd. There's a nice explanation in the
>IMO Handbook.
I suppose that the mass of the meteroid also has something to do with its
zenithal attraction..or have I forgotten my basic basic-physics stuff already?
I'm wondering at what velocity the meteoroids typically begin to "tip-over"
and begin their imitation of an ICBM??
Steve Harrison
Shrewsbury MA