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Re: (meteorobs) Re: Bob Lunsford's Suggestions/Help & Nov. 19/20 Correction - DCV - M. Valois
DCV is more or less the distance you take to observe the meteors from its
radiant. It's like a site. It is, today, considered an out of date
unavailiable system take into consideration the ZHT or TEFF or Obnservation
Sessions. Please, DVC is NOT a VCR. Marco Valois
----- Original Message -----
From: Robert Lunsford <lunro.imo.usa@coxdot net>
To: <meteorobs@atmob.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 8:48 PM
Subject: (meteorobs) Re: Bob Lunsford's Suggestions/Help & Nov. 19/20
Correction - LM, Marco Valois
> Peter,
>
> DCV stands for (D)istance from (C)enter of (V)iew. Along with the shower
and
> magnitude, one would record the DCV for each meteor. What you would expect
> is a value near zero for faint meteors and lengthening distances for the
> brighter meteors. What was interesting was to compare your results with
> other observers. Those with enhanced perceptions and/or better skies would
> see fainter meteors further from their center of view. Some with limited
> perceptions and/or poor skies would rarely see any meteors beyond ten
> degrees out. It was an interesting experiment perhaps worthy of a repeat
> try.
>
> Bob Lunsford
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter Brunone" <peter@brunone.com>
> To: <meteorobs@atmob.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 2:15 PM
> Subject: RE: (meteorobs) Re: Bob Lunsford's Suggestions/Help & Nov. 19/20
> Correction - LM, Marco Valois
>
>
> > Ugh... Now it looks like rain all over Dallas for Saturday.
> >
> > Maybe I missed the discussion, but could somebody give me a brief
> explanation of what DCV is?
> >
> > TIA,
> >
> > Peter
>
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