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Michael Boschat
aa063@...
Jan 1, 2009 11:52 am
36080
Thank you Larry, Chris et al. for all the information about this camera. I will buy it soon. I have found that the "equvalent" KT&C KPC-650 (or -350) is...
Francisco Ocaña
albireo3000@...
Jan 1, 2009 5:49 pm
36081
Hi Francisco, I think that the KPC-350 and the SuperCircuits PC164C are identical cameras just relabeled judging by all the specifications at: ...
stange
stange34@...
Jan 1, 2009 6:43 pm
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BTW, SuperCircuits price was $121.80 out the door including FedEx shipping which arrived 12 days after mailing Cashiers Check. -Larry ... From: "Francisco...
stange
stange34@...
Jan 1, 2009 6:45 pm
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Hi Larry- Your questions have been answered elsewhere, so let me add something on a little different note. I don't know with what accuracy you are able to ...
Chris Peterson
clp@...
Jan 1, 2009 7:27 pm
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Subject: Re: (meteorobs) OT- Map question. If I understand the original intent, it is to use a large-scale map to plot ground tracks of fireball events. I can...
Mr EMan
mstreman53@...
Jan 1, 2009 9:08 pm
36085
Unless you have double station observations, the height is at best an wild estimate. Without that information, any location is at best a WAG. The azimuth...
meteoreye@...
Jan 1, 2009 9:28 pm
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Hi Larry, I imagine that high-resolution model has less sensivity for meteors (smaller pixels) but I prefer the KPC-650 because I want it to be "multipurpose":...
Francisco Ocaña
albireo3000@...
Jan 1, 2009 10:00 pm
36087
... New Evidence of Meteor Bombardment * <javascript:document.emailThis.submit();> by KENNETH CHANG ...
Thomas Ashcraft
ashcraft@...
Jan 1, 2009 10:05 pm
36088
Thanks Folks, Everything is fine. The original difficulty was hanging the wall map on a west facing wall with true north a verticle direction over the marked...
stange
stange34@...
Jan 1, 2009 10:34 pm
36089
Offering better camera cooling by mtg. plate heatsink, & fan, which counters window dewing while being rain resistant. View is without PVC enclosure, filters,...
stange
stange34@...
Jan 2, 2009 5:51 am
36090
Aren't the quads predicted to have maximum around 7 am Eastern timein US? on Jan 3? I am getting differing points of view for the time of the maximum and...
kcstarguy@...
Jan 2, 2009 6:35 am
36091
... Eric, Here is info from the 2009 IMO meteor shower calendar: http://www.imo.net/calendar/2009 ... The waxing crescent Moon will set near local midnight for...
Thomas Ashcraft
ashcraft@...
Jan 2, 2009 3:57 pm
36092
Active: January 1-5 Maximum: January 3 12h50m UT (?_o = 283°16) ZHR = 120 (can vary ~ 60-200) Radiant: ? = 230° ? = +49° Radiant drift: see Table 6 v_?...
Thomas Ashcraft
ashcraft@...
Jan 2, 2009 4:03 pm
36093
Hunted for QUAs last night since weather looks doubtful for the peak tonight (drats again!). My tape is not on hand right now, but I guess I saw 3 or 4 in 75...
Bill Godley
wwgj180@...
Jan 2, 2009 4:06 pm
36094
January sees a peak of sporadic activity for the southern hemisphere while rates seen north of the equator begin a steady downward turn that continues ...
Robert Lunsford
lunro.imo.usa@...
Jan 2, 2009 5:08 pm
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The January NAMN Notes are in the process of being, well, processed, so since the peak is tonight I will copy what I wrote this month. This has not been edited...
meteoreye@...
Jan 2, 2009 6:36 pm
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... It's the 3rd. The Quads are the "exception" to the rule of meteor showers moving up a day during a leap year. This is the first Quads max since the Leap...
Bruce McCurdy
bmccurdy@...
Jan 2, 2009 8:58 pm
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You are crazy -42C that is not with wind chill. Good luck to you and the crew Bruce. I evny you, right now its cloudy.....do I trust the weather forcast that...
Folks, Given we were several hours before the regular maximum, the Qudrantids were quite active. I hope you are lucky with the weather to see how the shower...
Rainer Arlt
rarlt@...
Jan 3, 2009 7:43 am
36100
night 2009-01-02/03 begin 2009-01-02 2312 end 2009-01-03 0325 observer "Tibor" "Csorgei" "23740" location...
csti@...
Jan 3, 2009 9:32 am
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If Western USA was supposed to be the best seat for this year's Quads, I sure didn't mind being on the East Coast! I got up 4am ET under crystal clear skies...
GLDSKTR@...
Jan 3, 2009 11:58 am
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Wow, much better than I expected. Under far less than pristine skies I counted 79 Quads in 1.75 hours up until nautical twilight here in NJ (0938-1123 UT)....
meteoreye@...
Jan 3, 2009 12:50 pm
36103
Hi all, this morning (cca 1-5 UT) we observed QUAds under completele clear skies close to Prague, Czech Rep. The show was great, nevertheless we have found it...
Jan Verfl
Verfl.meteors@...
Jan 3, 2009 1:13 pm
36104
Have any hams considered using a 6 meter (50 MHz) beacon for monitoring meteor activity? Are there any dedicated CW beacon transmitters on the air now that...
k5kj
k5kj@...
Jan 3, 2009 1:23 pm
36105
Sam, ... Think so ;-) ... To my knowledge the 50 W beacon on 53.25 MHz of Kimio Maegawa in Japan, and the 50 W beacon on 49.99 MHz of the VVS in Belgium. More...
Chris Steyaert
csteyaert@...
Jan 3, 2009 1:35 pm
36106
Hello all, The weather gods were with me... I completely lucked in for the Quadrantids!! I just got home. Skies around mag 6.3 or so, I enjoyed an OUTSTANDING...
Pierre Martin
dob14.5@...
Jan 3, 2009 1:37 pm
36107
... occured in North Central California. To see what the cloud cover was like everywhere else, click on my previous link, enlarge the image, then use back...
stange
stange34@...
Jan 3, 2009 3:00 pm
36108
Yet another big fireball with booms heard: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,475291,00.html *FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Was it a meteor falling from space?* ...