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(meteorobs) Re: Point meteors and DCVs
Mark and All,
Two pointers in one night is quite a bonanza! I bet not many have
witnessed that before. As for Mark's average DCV being 30-40 degrees,
this seems quite large. Even myself, with my "fisheye" vision, have only
an DCV average of 25 degrees for all magnitude ranges combined.
Bob
Mark Davis wrote:
>
> I see a point meteor about every 50 hours Teff or so on average. This was
> thrown off in September 1999 when I observed two in one night! ;) The DCV
> has never been more than 20 degrees on them. I have only been recording DCVs
> since 1995, so am hesitant to give an average that is written in stone, but
> I would say 30-40 degrees is close. Note that I usually bin them in 10
> degree increments.
>
> Mark Davis
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