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Re: (meteorobs) request for info -cook book approach for bolide orbital calculation
From: <chiayk@singnet.com.sg>
Subject: (meteorobs) request for info -cook book approach for bolide orbital
calculation
Hello again, yK:
I have re-read your message and this is a follow up. You state that you
would like to compute the "orbital elements" of a bolide. The important
thing here, is you MUST know the velocity of the bolide with a high degree
of accuracy so photographic methods are a must to obtain this. I can
recommend the following 'out of print' book. Unfortunately it may be
difficult to find. It has a chapter on calculating the Orbits of Meteoric
Bodies.
PHOTOGRAPHIC METHODS IN METEOR ASTRONOMY
By L. A. Katasev - Moscow 1957
Translated from Russian - Israel Program for Scientific Translations 1964
NASA TTF-142
OTS 64-11021
(It was available from the Office of Technical Services U.S. Department of
Commerce, Washington 25, D.C. U.S.A.) You could try a book search
service to find a copy or perhaps a good scientific library. Also check the
Photographic Handbook from the I.M.O. It may contain the information you
are looking for.
Ed Majden
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