Re: (meteorobs) Interesting Article for Meteor Observers

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Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Interesting Article for Meteor Observers
From: Rob McNaught <rmn@aaocbn.aaodot gov.au>
Date: Sat, 17 Apr 1999 08:58:20 +1000 (EST)
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Wayne,
I haven't read the article you refer to, but I would be surprised if an
person actually PERCEIVES the motion differently using rods and cones.  Is
it possible the article refers to the rods and cones having different
thresholds and peaks in the response to motion?
Cheers, Rob

Robert H. McNaught
rmn@aaocbn.aaodot gov.au

On Fri, 16 Apr 1999 wayne.t.hally@exgate.tek.com wrote:

> Howdy, all.
> Hope this comes through OK, since I am on a new e-mail system
> 
> In any case, if all went well, there should be a link here to an article in
> Science News which states that Cones (brighter, fine detail, color part of
> visual system) and Rods (used in dim light...most meteor observing except
> fireballs) perceive motion at different speeds. This would imply that a
> meteor moving at a fixed speed, will be perceived as moving at two different
> speeds depending on how bright it is! Brighter is faster. How's that for
> adding another level of complexity!
> 	http://www.sciencenews.org/sn_arc99/4_10_99/fob2.htm
> 
> Wayne
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(meteorobs) Interesting Article for Meteor Observers

From: wayne.t.hally@exgate.tek.com