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Re: (meteorobs) Early Evening Observing
Kevin notes:
>Is there any real benefit from sending in a report with 3 or 4 meteors on it
>with a sky brighter than +5? True, it's 3 or 4 more meteors added to the
>database - but whats the REAL benefit? Wouldn't we be telling proto-observers
>that this is all a waste of time to sit out in the cold for 4 hours and see
>three or four meteors and then expect them to get excited about it? I'm just
>not getting it. This is the only part of astronomy that I've been involved
>with where the "rules" keep changing. All the books, magazine articles,
>reports (and during Shower times - TV commentators) keep saying "after
>midnight, after midnight." I just don't get it.
Hi Kevin,
Is the lack of benefit due to seeing 3 or 4 meteors....or the poor LM?
Many of the books, articles, etc. where they mention "after midnight, after
midnight" are responding to a question or discussion concerning when is the
"BEST" time to observe. "Best" is not the same as "only".....
Clear skies!
Mark Davis, MeteorObs@charlestondot net
Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, USA
Coordinator, North American Meteor Network
Assistant Coordinator, ALPO Meteors Section
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