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RE: (meteorobs) re 73P/SW3 meteors: 1930
That 'wee wiggly wormies' thingy is the problem I have trying to watch for
daytime Iridium flares.
I start seeing these 'distractions' everywhere... the longer I stare at the
blue the worse it gets, but it doesn't seem to be limited to the edge of my
perception.
I start to think I've just 'seen' the flare, ... a few times..., but then
when I see it, I recognize the difference !
So it's my neurons eh !?!
Bruce
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul O. Johnson [SMTP:pojhome@swbelldot net]
Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2000 9:59 PM
To: meteorobs@jovian.com
Subject: Re: (meteorobs) re 73P/SW3 meteors: 1930
----- Original Message -----
From: "JG" <jgts@jgws.totalserve.codot uk>
To: <meteorobs@jovian.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2000 1:46 PM
Subject: (meteorobs) re 73P/SW3 meteors: 1930
> Stare at a clear blue sky. Concentrate on a small area. Can you
just
detect the
> "wee wiggly wormies" at the edge of perception? Basically you
have an
> impression of little movements that are just discernible, and
slightly
brighter
> than the backgound. You're seeing the electric nerve impulses
moving in
your
> retina.
>
That's fascinating, John. I've never heard of seeing nerve impulses.
How do
these "wormies" differ from the "floaters" that we all see under
similar
circumstances -- small bits of more-or-less solid matter floating
around in
the transparent vitreous humor that fills our eyeballs?
Paul O. Johnson
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