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(meteorobs) Re: Magnitude Estimates
Ted,
There is nothing wrong with trying to be as accurate as possible. When
it comes to meteors though we are dealing with a phenomena that lasts
one half second on average. To try to estimate something that quick into
tenths of a magnitude is a lot of work. I would suggest that you go with
half magnitudes on the meteors and save your tenths for your limiting
magnitude of your field of view. A limiting magnitude change of one
tenth magnitude is more meaningful than that of an individual meteor.
Besides you can take your time estimating the limiting magnitude of your
field of view. Meteor magnitudes have to be a bit more rushed.
Clear Skies!
Bob Lunsford
AstronomerTed@aol.com wrote:
>
> Hey everyone,
> When I estimated my magnitudes on the Quads, I went to a tenth of a
> magnitude...
>
> Here's my response (someone on a message board asked me why I went to a tenth
> of a magnitude) to why I did that, you guys can critique my estimation
> technique if you want :)
>
> ---
>
> Yeah, I did estimate them within a tenth.
>
> I tried to be as accurate as possible using nearby stars.
>
> Any estimation of a meteors brightness, is just that, an estimation.
>
> I gave it my best shot to "Estimate" the meteors to the closest magnitude
> possible. I could go ".5" but if I do that, and one is inbetween 1.5 and 2.0,
> I'd hate to say 1.5 when in reality it was more like 1.7.
>
> I just tried to be as accurate as possible, while it may not be a "norm", I'm
> far from normal. :)
>
> Regards,
> Ted A. Nichols II
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