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RE: (meteorobs) Re: distance from central vision
Norman and all,
>But Gates was 25 degrees ! He excelled at faint meteors, but overall his
>rates were 3.8 X mine.
As unusual as Bill Gates must have been, there are others with his
exceptional capability. We had a person in the early days of the Ancient
City Astronomy Club, Tom Webb, who consistently saw twice as many meteors
under the same sky as I did. I observed with him several times and his
results were consistent and no doubt honest. He would see everyone I saw
and a whole bunch that I didn't. He and I would be far ahead of everyone
else when we would observe in groups.
It really is a humbling feeling to observe with someone like this. Paul in
the Ancient City
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