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(meteorobs) assistance please
Still a beginner, I wonder if one of you would let me know:
1. Should the following be just for my own education/journal or should it be
shared with others? Who?
2. Am I collecting correct information?
3. How can this data be better organized?
4. Is there a form for less than an hour observing time?
5. Am I getting closer to what is important for meteor observing?
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Date: 10-11/12-99 (or should it be 99-10-11/12 ?)
Time: 5h 28m UT (my time was 10:28 PM PDT)
Location: Long. 33 degrees 46' 45" Latit. 117 degrees 54' 39" (location
of a government building 3 miles away)
IMO code: Is this where I should know the radiant? If a meteor started
within 10 degrees south of alpha Arietis (Hamal) and beta Arietis (Sheratan),
then does this meteor "line up" with an "Aries radiant?" If not, what can
one say about it's starting point?
Site: home, Anaheim, CA, USA
Observer: R. Webb
Velocity: It went about 20 to 25 degrees from start to finish. It may have
taken 2 seconds to travel that distance. Is it a velosity of " 1 " (very
slow)?
Observing Period: actually it was just a 10 minute break
Magnitude: It was slightly less bright than Jupiter (-2.0), much brighter
than any other star/planet. Is a good guess " -1 magnitude "?
Other information: It traveled due south, looked white, and had a straight
train that seemed to last in view as long as the meteor did.
Even with the web sites and books I have been reading, I am still unclear on
what to do. Thank you for any help you can give me.
Mrs. Webb
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