Re: (meteorobs) Average Meteor Magnitude

• To: meteorobs@latrade.com
• Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Average Meteor Magnitude
• From: Joseph Damien Assmus <jassmus@UCSDdot edu>
• Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 14:54:07 -0800
• References: <vines.G5i8+idtBqB@bangate2.tek.com>
• Reply-To: meteorobs@latrade.com
• Sender: owner-meteorobs

> Without knowledge of the Limiting Magnitude, the average Magnitude of the
> meteors is devoid of meaning. Since someone in NJ, (sigh) has a LM of just
> better than 5, few +5 meteors are seen, wheras someone in INRISC like you,
> with skies better than +6  is much more likely to see some +5's.

  Wayne,
       Deep sky objects are assigned magnitude and absolute magnutude (for
intrinisic brightness), couldn't same be done for meteoroid particles?

Joseph

• re: (meteorobs) Average Meteor Magnitude
• From: "Wayne T Hally" <wayne.t.hally@bangate.tek.com>

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