A point meteor is a meteor travelling directly towards the observer and thus having no perceptible motion across the sky. By definition a point meteor is seen at its apparent radiant. Robert H. McNaught rmn@aaocbn.aaodot gov.au To UNSUBSCRIBE from the 'meteorobs' email list, use the Web form at: http://www.tiacdot net/users/lewkaren/meteorobs/subscribe.html