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(meteorobs) Re: August 22, 2001 Meteor Observations From California
Lew Gramer wrote:
>
> Thanks for sharing the report, Bob! It encourages others (like me) to
> take advantage of whatever clear skies we happen to get this week. :)
>
> Also I wanted to ask a question on the format? I noticed that you're
> reporting the Sporadic classifications as separate columns now: I've
> generally left those classes in the Comment fields, but it may make
> sense (if it works with IMO formats) to start doing as you do. What
> do you recommend to the observers whose reports you forward to IMO?
I would encourage observers to separate the apex meteors in both the
hourly counts and the magnitude distributions. When I forward data to
the IMO I will manually combine the apex meteors back into the sporadic
category.
> Also another question I wanted to ask is on your Session Summary form:
> would it make sense to group all the "Sporadic" numbers into the final
> columns? It might make it easier to compare your "classic" (IMO) Spor
> rates with those of other observers.
>
> So for example, in your summary for 22 Aug:
>
0900-1000 UT 0.91 6.89 1 NDA 1 NPX 1 PER 1 SPX 11 SPO 15 TOTAL
1000-1100 UT 0.88 6.70 3 NDA 1 NIA 5 PER 3 SPX 7 SPO 19 TOTAL
1100-1200 UT 0.85 6.56 2 KCG 3 NDA 1 NPX 4 PER 12 SPO 22 TOTAL
TOTALS: 2.64 6.72 2 KCG 7 NDA 1 NIA 2 NPX 10 PER
4 SPX 30 SPO 56 TOTAL
> Would this be easier for others to compare with in the following form?
0900-1000 UT 0.91 6.89 1 PER 1 NDA 1 NPX 1 SPX 11 SPO 15 TOTAL
1000-1100 UT 0.88 6.70 5 PER 3 NDA 1 NIA 5 SPX 7 SPO 19 TOTAL
1100-1200 UT 0.85 6.56 4 PER 3 NDA 2 KCG 1 NPX 12 SPO 22 TOTAL
TOTALS: 2.64 6.72 10 PER 7 NDA 2 KCG 1 NIA
2 NPX 4 SPX 30 SPO 56 TOTAL
Lew, I agree with you one the placement of the apex meteors. I also
agree it looks nicer with the showers placed in the same column. Maybe
I'll start using something like this:
U.T. TeFF L.M.
0900-1000 0.91 6.89 0 KCG 1 NDA 0 NIA 1 PER 1 NPX 1 SPX 11 SPO 15 TOTAL
1000-1100 0.88 6.70 0 KCG 3 NDA 1 NIA 5 PER 0 NPX 3 SPX 7 SPO 19 TOTAL
1100-1200 0.85 6.56 2 KCG 3 NDA 0 NIA 4 PER 1 NPX 0 SPX 12 SPO 22 TOTAL
TOTALS: 2.64 6.72 2 KCG 7 NDA 1 NIA 10 " 2 NPX 4 SPX 30 SPO 56 TOTAL
There's just too many showers! :)
> I appreciate your thoughts, and thanks for the feedback.
>
> Lew
You are most welcome!
Clear Skies,
Bob Lunsford
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