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(meteorobs) Re: ZHR of meteor showers
Michal,
I think you are getting a bit ahead of yourself! The first thing you
need to do is to watch the sky and record the raw meteor rates. If there
is any shower activity then after the watch you can calculate the ZHR
for that particular shower.
As for perception you cannot obtain this figure without comparing your
results to another observer.
I would suggest trying to get more experienced watching shower activity,
hopefully with a friend. If you both face the same area of the sky it
will soon be apparent as to who has the better perception.
Go ahead and calculate your personal ZHR. It is interesting but the
result of one observer is of little scientific value unless your results
are compared to others scattered across a large area which will give a
better overall view as to the activity profile of a shower.
I hope this helps!
Clear Skies
Bob Lunsford
American Meteor Society
International Meteor Organization
Michal Haltuf wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I am very interested in counting for frequency of meteor shower. I
> found in any email some instructions how to count it (with
> coefficient of perception):
> Cp = [N * 3.4^(6.5-lm)] / (Teff * 10)
>
> N ... number of sporadic meteors
> lm ... limiting magnitude
> Teff ... effective time
>
> and then
>
> ZHR = (N * F * r ^ (6.5-lm) * Cp) / (Teff * sin(h))
>
> But If you see more meteors, your perception will be higher and so
> your ZHR will be more higher than if you use Cp. If I understand
> good, so it won't be good.
> I'm not sure, if I rewrite it good. Could you help me, please???
>
> Thanks Michal Haltuf
>
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