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(meteorobs) Meteor Reports & Meteor #2 + Future Observations

December 31, 2002

Greetings Robert and fellow Meteor Enthusiasts!

I read your e-mail yesterday, but was cut short.  
Thank you for your kind words!  A lot of work does go
into the reports--- probably too much.  This last one
took a span of roughly two days, although the actual
writing time took only a few hours, (it is not easy to
make time.)  I think I am getting faster at doing them
though, and am becoming more accustomed to recording
meteor magnitudes.  I also think I am getting that
"feel" for the LM, thanks to NAMN's star areas that I
have been using since the fall of 2001.  

I agree with you about meteor #2.  Its duration was
probably closer to one sec., making it 10 deg./sec. 
There is so much I am just beginning to learn,
including mastering angular velocities. 

I hope to tackle the upcoming Quadrantids, although I
have the feeling it will be another cloudy wipe out. 
The weather has been terrible here meteor wise and ice
fishing wise.   

I also hope to hunt down the delta Cancrids, like you
encouraged in a past post to the list.  This year
(2002), I did do a Jan. 7/8, observation, but I never
compiled it into a report.  It still is on a tape
somewhere just begging to have something done with it.

I would like to thank you for all of the time you put
into your meteor forecasts!  I use them all the time.
Lastly, I hope everyone has some great meteor
observations in store for next year!
 
Bright, frosty Quadrantids!

Mark Fox
Newaygo, MI USA

  
--- Robert Lunsford <lunro.imo.usa@coxdot net> wrote:
> Mark and All,
> 
> I enjoy your posts and see that you put a lot of
> work into your 
> summaries. Keep up the good work!
> 
> As for meteors #2 it's not possible to have such a
> swift meteor so early 
> in the evening. I would expect the upper limit to be
> near 10 degrees per 
> second at this time of night. As the evening
> progresses this limit 
> increases until near midnight when the apex of the
> Earth's way rises in 
> the east. From then until dawn the limit is 38
> degrees per second. It 
> should be noted that meteors 25 degrees per second
> and faster are few.
> 
> Angular velocities are difficult to judge at first
> and take a lot of 
> practice before they are accurate.
> 
> Happy Holidays!
> 
> Robert Lunsford


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