Re: (meteorobs) How to send Leonids observations?

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• Subject: Re: (meteorobs) How to send Leonids observations?
• From: Lew Gramer <dedalus@latrade.com>
• Date: Thu, 08 Nov 2001 18:09:14 -0500
• Cc: Lew Gramer (me) <dedalus@alum.mitdot edu>
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>The only point I would have, and who cares what I have to say, is that the
>Bortle Scale is a poor substitute for determining limiting magnitude. LM is not
>at all difficult to determine. It's just counting stars in a predetermined area

You make an excellent point, Kevin! Of course, Francisco goes to the trouble of
including BOTH his average LM estimates and a Bortle Scale number: this may be
the best of all worlds, and is what I am trying to do these days, too.

But as Kevin says, if you have to choose just ONE number to give, please give a
Limiting Magnitude estimate - and one taken by IMO Star Count method if you can.

Clear skies!
Lew Gramer


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