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Re: (meteorobs) Having Perseid Perplexities---Need Help!
Hi Mark,
If I understand what you are describing correctly, you should list your
observations and Kelly's separately - so you will need two reports. Do not
add meteors to your count that Kelly made you aware of....only count the
ones you actually saw. She should do the same for her observation. Don't
forget to subtract the amount of time you spent recording observations from
your total observing time.
Hope this helps!
Mark Davis
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Fox" <unclefireballmtf@yahoo.com>
To: <meteorobs@atmob.org>
Cc: <sc.meteors@home.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 8:50 PM
Subject: (meteorobs) Having Perseid Perplexities---Need Help!
August 13, 2002
Greetings Meteor Enthusiasts!
A successful and interesting Perseid session was
accomplished during the early night of Aug. 11/12!
On this occasion, I was accompanied by my good nine
year-old-friend, Kelly whom I think got a kick out of
the display. The brightness of the meteors were quite
impressive compared to last year, and almost everyone
had a breathtaking, simply outstanding train!
A full report of what transpired will hopefully be
done up soon, but...
Some questions need to be answered first. During the
hunt, I tried to more or less keep my attention
towards the Big Dipper region and adjacent
constellations. However, Kelly was focusing
everywhere and caught sight of many meteors that I
plain missed. (This got me wondering if she is
better at spotting them than I am!) Each time she
saw one she made certain she told me, and, with that
I quickly recorded the time and asked her the meteor's
direction and color. There were also some meteors
that slipped past Kelly's guard that I only saw.
Afterwards, I soon pinpointed a problem with the hunt
if I were to compile it into a report. How should I
send it and/or present the data? Am I allowed to
combine the meteors that I missed into one report or
am I urged to split up the hunt into two separate
observations? Each meteor was carefully recorded as
if I had seen it. Splitting up the meteors according
to who saw what may be somewhat of a task, not to
mention a bit peculiar in the finished reports. What
is I, or any meteor hunter to do in such a situation?
Please help!
Long Perseid Trains!
Mark Fox
Newaygo, MI USA
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