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Re: (meteorobs) Where did the meteors go?
In a message dated 1/26/00 3:45:46 PM Eastern Standard Time,
mensa@freewwweb.com writes:
<< Even though my LM was
only 6.0-6.2 and some clouds interfered, I was disappointed to see only
6 meteors in 2 hr Teff! Compared to the prior 2 nights of good activity,
this was quite a letdown. I guess its just due to random distribution of
particles at a low rate. Also, we are getting further away from the peak
date (1/17) of the DCA, which is the major non-SPO component now. >>
Welcome to the wonderful world of meteor observing. Not always does the sky
put out a spectuclar show. What was the ZHR of the DCAs? ZHR at max is only
4. So how many were really expecting?
When I go out observing I plan to see none. This way when I walk away seeing
3 or 4 and hour my night of observing was worth the while.
I would start expecting these low numbers all throughout the spring. Even
with the LYR in April - IMHO these are getting to be more of a periodic
shower as some years are decent and some years they barely rise above the SPO
activity.
K
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