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Re: (meteorobs) Some Meteor questions



Asaf wrote:

> what is a 'radiant association or 'sporadic?
>
> Isn't it hard to tell what's a meteor's magnitude, how do you do that?
>
> How to you measure, and in what units?
>
> train of smoke, yeah?
>
> hat's meteor elevation? and what are the other measurings that you
> record when doing Meteor Observing?
>

     For simple, yet very detailed answers to your exact questions above,
it would be a good start to bookmark, print, read and study carefully the
information at the following 3 websites:

1.)  The Internatuional Meteor Organization's Visual Reporting guidelines
---->http://www.imodot net/visual/index.html

2.)  North American Meteor Network's extensive guide to observing ---->
http://medicine.wustldot edu/~kronkg/namn/guide.html

3.) American Meteor Society guide to visual meteor observing
--->http://www.serve.com/meteors/ams202.html

Joseph
San Diego, CA



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