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Early Meteors (was: Re: (meteorobs) Observations 23/24)



Hi Group,

This is a good point to discuss. When does a sporadic become any early ___ 
(whatever)?  How early is early?   

Kevin  K


In a message dated 6/25/99 9:54:28 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
MeteorObs@charlestondot net writes:
> Jure: So the best explanation is that the Perseid radiant is not active yet 
and
>  >that this meteor just lined up with the projected radiant?
>  
>  >If so, I will label this meteor as a sporadic.
>  
> Mark: That is certainly a possibility. What I would do is label it as a 
sporadic,
>  but in my "Comments" field, I would list it as a possible Perseid. This is
>  actually done quite a bit by observers and provides a means to allow
>  researchers to go back through reports for confirmation when something new
>  turns up.

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