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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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