(meteorobs) Questions

• To: meteorobs@latrade.com
• Subject: (meteorobs) Questions
• From: LUNRO.IMO.USA@prodigy.com (MR ROBERT D LUNSFORD)
• Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 10:53:30, -0500
• Reply-To: meteorobs@latrade.com
• Sender: owner-meteorobs

Kim,

1. You can make a note you saw these meteors before you officially 
started observing. This reminds me of the 82 Lyrids. As I was driving 
up to my observing site I saw perhaps 10 meteors. Now this was well 
before I started my official watch but important information 
regardless.

2. On any night including the night of the Perseid maximum I would 
pick out stars on your chart that will be in your field of view near 
magnitudes +1.0, +2.0, +3.0, +4.0, and +5.0. Use these stars as a 
guide to estimating meteor magnitudes. No corrections will be 
necessary if you use this method regardless of moonlight.

3. If it was slow then chances are it was a Alpha Capricornid which 
has a diffuse radiant on the western borders of Capricornus and 
Aquarius.

Hope this helps!

Bob

• Prev: (meteorobs) visit Mr. Ito (Nippon Meteor Society): impression
• Next: (meteorobs) July 27 Observations (or lack of)
• Index(es):
  • Main
  • Thread