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Re: (meteorobs) Recording storms





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> Od: Elizabeta Zakraj{ek <elizabeta.zakrajsek@guest.arnesdot si>
> Za: meteorobs@jovian.com
> Zadeva: Re: (meteorobs) Recording storms
> Datum: 22. december 1999 10:26
> 
> > > I wonder how it would be to observe leonidas at ZHR
> > > 3000! TAPERECORDER
> > > RULZ!
> > 
> > Well, there was a certain point in the meteor shower,
> > where we saw lke 4 meteors per second, and once or
> > twice even more than 8! Who has time for taperecorders
> > when viewing such an incredible thing!
> 
> Asaf let us clear something! If you wish to observe regulary then you
> should recorde every observation, becouse it is very useful! fore example
> if you see a bolid and have all the informations about, then if some one
> alse saw the same bolid, you can calculate the orbit of it and the
> prediction, where it could fal down is much more precisely!
> 
> So if you want to be an amateur astronomer, then you should record your
> observations even if it is 10 meteors per second! So you can calculate
> your ZHR!!!

Let's not over react...
...I'm sure Asaf will do just that, he recently posted, that he will
begin with regular observations next year.
As for 10 meteors per second... ...hmmmpf.... ...I don't know :)
It may prove a bit difficult to record.

Clear skies, and let's be friends :)

Jure A.
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