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Re: (meteorobs) abundance of nebulous meteors was Fwd: Howfast do Meteors go?
Hi all.
In my experience and observing of around 12,000 meteors now I would say that
I have seen only 6-7 truly nebulous meteors ranging in size from 1/2 degree
to 1 1/2 degrees in diameter, all were between +2 and +4 magnitude and of a
slow to medium speed, so there definitely not very frequent.
Further to the nebulous meteor issue, I remember a while ago a thread about
"Mini-comets" or "Micro comets". Briefly the basis of the theory was that
the Earths atmosphere is hit many times a day by small very low density,
comet like objects. Does anyone remember about this? If so, what is the
possibility of a relationship between these objects and the frequency of
nebulous meteors?
Regards.
Adam Marsh (MARAD)
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Director - ASV Meteor Section (ASVMS)
Coordinator - Eastern Australian Meteor Network (EAMN)
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Melbourne, Australia.
----- Original Message -----
From: Dave English <prospector@sd.znet.com>
To: <meteorobs@jovian.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 5:42 PM
Subject: Re: (meteorobs) abundance of nebulous meteors was Fwd: Howfast do
Meteors go?
> Nebulous meteors I've seen appear to be about 4 arc minutes wide and
> most often are +3 to +5 magnitude. The width and dimness indicates they
> are that true width and so 300 to 400 feet wide.
>
> As I don't keep records, is there a time of year when nebulous
meteors
> are more frequent? Do they favor standard showers?
>
> Dave English
>
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