RE: (meteorobs) Excerpts from "CCNet DIGEST, 15 June 1999

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• Subject: RE: (meteorobs) Excerpts from "CCNet DIGEST, 15 June 1999
• From: Rob McNaught <rmn@aaocbn.aaodot gov.au>
• Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1999 13:20:22 +1000 (EST)
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> (10) WATCHING METEORITES FALL ON THE MOON
I'm glad George didn't attempt the maths.  The equation was wrong!

The relative impact frequency for any specific point on the lunar surface
as seen from the Earth would appear to be proportional to

                      sin(elev)/cos(ang)

where
elev is the elevation of the Leonid radiant from that point on the Moon's
surface and
ang is the angle between that point and the apparent center of the lunar,
disk as measured from the physical center of the Moon.

Cheers, Rob

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

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• RE: (meteorobs) Excerpts from "CCNet DIGEST, 15 June 1999
• From: Rob McNaught <rmn@aaocbn.aaodot gov.au>

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