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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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