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Re: (meteorobs) Re: Best field center...what say you?
Dear Bob -- I have a question about where to look for meteors. In cases
where there are two closely-spaced active radiants (like one in Gemini and
another in Orion) it's clear that you would want to keep at least one of
the radiants within your field of view in order to distinguish between
members of the two showers.
But suppose you're a very casual observer: you don't care much where the
meteors come from -- you just want to see a good show. Would your advice
(i.e., to look 0-45 degrees from the primary radiant) still hold?
Regards, Tony
At 05:14 PM 10/20/01 -0700, you wrote:
>Sid and All,
>
>For the Orionids I like to face due south at an elevation of 60-70
>degrees. This places my field of view near the antihelion radiant early
>in the session. As dawn approaches the Orionid and Epsilon Geminid
>radiants have drifted well within my field of view. By looking way over
>in Andromeda, it would be difficult to distinguish between the ORI's and
>the EGE's.
>
>You may have read in the NASA Orionid article that you should face 90
>degrees from the radiant. I disagree with this as you need to have a
>radiant within your field of view to accurately categorize it. This
>means that the radiant can be located anywhere from the center of your
>field of view out to 45 degrees.
>
>I hope this helps!
>
>Bob Lunsford
>(who is grounded tonight due to high clouds and work) :(
>
>
>
>Sid, wrote:
>
> >Hello, What would be the most advantageous field center over the next
> week or so?I've been looking in the area of M31 and am not sure if I
> should swing more northward this weekend.
>
>Clear skies,
>-SID!
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