[Prev][Next][Index][Thread]
Re: (meteorobs) Sporadic V Leonids.
G Day ANdrew
Briefly, when you spot a meteor, trace the path BACKward and see if it
intrersects the radiant in the constellation LEO.. thats the prinicple way..
however there are actually several established standardized criteria to make
"shower association".. go to imodot net and read up and making shower
associations. good luck
joseph
>From: "A&K Wall" <astroman@chariotdot net.au>
>Reply-To: meteorobs@atmob.org
>To: <meteorobs@atmob.org>
>Subject: (meteorobs) Sporadic V Leonids.
>Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 05:57:54 +1030
>
>Hi everyone,
>
>While out watching/observing this morning I had a thought about something,
>in reports etc.. how can you tell that the meteor observed was actually a
>Leonid meteor? I know the speed/color is a big factor as I noted this
>morning I saw a meteor coming from Leo but it's speed was quite a bit
>slower
>than the "usual" leonid meteor that I have previously seen. How can someone
>unfamiliar with the shower tell the difference between a leonid and a
>sporadic meteor. On many occasions I have seen sporadic meteors that move
>quite fast across the sky with a similar appearence to the leonids. Would
>it
>be that during a course of an observation you would add this as a leonid
>meteor, so not to get into lengthy analysis of the meteors?
>
>Just a passing thought.
>
>Goodluck to all this weekend, hope we get some good footage, looks like
>cloud is a BIG problem for us this weekend although we might catch a few
>breaks in the clouds on Monday morning (19th).
>
>regards
>
>Andrew W.
>"Thinking at this time of the morning can be hazardous to your health."
>
>South Australia
>http://sastorms.virtualavedot net
>
>
>The archive and Web site for our list is at http://www.meteorobs.org
>If you are interested in complete links on the upcoming LEONIDS, see:
>http://www.meteorobs.org/storms.html
>To stop getting email from the 'meteorobs' list, use the Web form at:
>http://www.meteorobs.org/subscribe.html
_________________________________________________________________
Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp
The archive and Web site for our list is at http://www.meteorobs.org
If you are interested in complete links on the upcoming LEONIDS, see:
http://www.meteorobs.org/storms.html
To stop getting email from the 'meteorobs' list, use the Web form at:
http://www.meteorobs.org/subscribe.html