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Re: (meteorobs) Re: stationary Perseid
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>It's not something I've kept a tally of as it wasn't especially
>unusual, and I'm not one for keeping grand totals of hours observed
>and meteors recorded. (Why do Americans like statistics so much,
>and treat them as precise figures rather than an approximation to the
>truth. I've noticed it in astronomy, e.g. person X has made his
>100,000th variable-star estimate, as well as in sport).
Hi Malcolm,
I don't really keep track of statistics so much, except the earned run
average of the Atlanta Braves pitching staff....but that is another
topic.... ;->>
Regarding the question of point meteors, I don't know a total, but maybe a
couple or so per year....
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