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Re: (meteorobs) Limiting magnitude question
In a message dated 6/15/01 3:39:36 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
peter.atanackov@guest.arnesdot si writes:
<< ... When an observer
determines LM say 7.5 with the IMO count method, he is under darker skies
than if he'd have to struggle to occasionally glimpse a 7.5 star, but in
either case a limiting magnitude of 7.5 will be reported... >>
IMHO if an observer has to struggle to occassionally glimpse a 7.5 star I
don't think the observer should report the 7.5 star. The way I've always
reported was either I saw the star or I didn't.
If I *think* a star is there, or I *may* see it for a moment, it doesn't get
reported and I'm left with whatever brighter LM is next on the list. We're
out there doing this for ourselves, there's no point insitting out there in
the cold and dark kidding ourselves just to get a fainter LM to report a 7.5
back to meteorobs. Again, just my 2 cents.
Kevin K
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