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(meteorobs) Re: Leonid MAC flux estimator
> The Leonid MAC flux estimator ... calculates the expected Leonid
> storm rate from your location under different observing conditions
> based on the predictions by Peter Jenniskens. ... The applet is at:
>
> http://leonid.arc.nasadot gov/estimator.html
...
> Bill Cooke of Marshall Space Flight Center has prepared charts for
> selected cities in the world, shown at:
> http://science.nasadot gov/headlines/y2002/09oct_leonidsforecast.htm
Are the estimator's values with moonlight factored in? When I
compare the estimator's calculated rates for Dallas, Texas, with
Cooke's "Jenniskens" prediction for Houston, the estimator yields
about three times the rate per hour. Cooke's graphs clearly state
that they have moonlight factored in. So I'm wondering about the
3-to-1 difference, since both are the Jenniskens-model predictions.
(I believe that Dallas and Houston should have very similar rates.)
Thank you very much!
Ed Cannon - ecannon @ mail.utexasdot edu - Austin, Texas, USA
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