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(meteorobs) Re: NM past South Delta Aquarid rates
Lew,
Thanks for the clarification. This is exactly what I was implying.
Bob
Lew Gramer wrote:
> By the way, just to clarify what (I think) Bob meant here: if you see the
> METEOR as a "moving star", with a complete "meteor head" on it, then you
> would call it a 1 or 2; if not at all (i.e., as just a "streak") then it
> would be a 4 or 5; if somewhere in between, then a 3...
>
> Obviously, the "meteor head" consists of much more than just the glowing
> particle itself: I guess few of us will ever get to see any REAL meteor-
> oids in our lifetime... To be even visible as a SPECK at 80 km distance,
> a meteoroid particle would have to be about 150' (50m) wide, weigh maybe
> 100 metric tons, and might easily be as bright as the sun! :)
>
> Clear skies all,
> Lew
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