I have to agree with Chris, while I have not done the calculations. I suspect most meteors are spinning or tumbling to some degree but stabalize (depending on...
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drobnock
drobnock@...
Sep 1, 2011 1:08 pm
Another topic that may generate much comment. The following 1998 paper by Belmonte, Eisenberg, Moses may be of interest to those asking about tumbling of a...
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Robert Lunsford
lunro.imo.usa@...
Sep 3, 2011 12:44 am
September offers longer nights in the northern hemisphere that tend to be less hazy than those experienced in mid-summer. In the sky, no major showers are...
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drtanuki
drtanuki@...
Sep 3, 2011 5:03 am
Dear List, Colorado sighting of a large blue/green fireball at ~4:00am 2SEP2011: ...
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pmartsching@...
Sep 3, 2011 7:06 pm
I went out for a couple hours the evening of 24/25 August hoping to see some August Draconids, but saw none. 25 August 2011 02:30-04:30 UT McFarland Park 4...
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pmartsching@...
Sep 3, 2011 7:15 pm
31 August / 01 September 2011 (01 Sept 06:30-09:30 UT) Adams Observatory, McFarland Park 4 miles NE of Ames, Iowa A poor showing of mostly very dim Alpha...
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drtanuki
drtanuki@...
Sep 4, 2011 7:17 pm
Dear List, Another Texas event since the past two or more! Texas Blue/Green Meteor Fireball 4SEP2011 ...
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pmartsching@...
Sep 5, 2011 4:48 pm
I went out looking for Sept E-Perseids and Nu Eridanids. During the first hour the sky was as good as it ever gets at this location. The only Nu Eridanid was...
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drtanuki
drtanuki@...
Sep 5, 2011 7:54 pm
Dear List, Several reports of a bright green meteor seen early morning in Florida 5SEP2011: ...
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Sam Barricklow
k5kj@...
Sep 6, 2011 12:50 am
I suspect that some of the blue-green meteor reports may in part be due to the influence of sodium street lights. After a while, your eyes may adjust to the...
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Pierre Martin
pmartin@...
Sep 6, 2011 1:39 am
I did a short pre-midnight session on August 30. Work the next morning prevented me from observing any longer, but it was a nice enough night to be out at...
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drtanuki
drtanuki@...
Sep 6, 2011 2:16 am
Dear List, This was just reported. Göteborg, Sweden Large Blue/Green Meteor 6SEP2011 ...
Radio Meteor Observation Bulletin No. 217 of August 2011 (74 K) is available now as http://www.rmob.org/rmobtext/rmob1108.txt More information and the visual...
During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Monday September 12th. At this time the moon will lie opposite the sun and will be in the sky all night...
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Mikhail Maslov
ast3@...
Sep 9, 2011 1:01 pm
Observing conditions: Date mean F mean vLm 2011.08.12 1.0 5.2 2011.08.13 1.0 4.8 2011.08.14...
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prospector@...
Sep 9, 2011 2:15 pm
I was looking forward to observing the stars and meteors at home during a regional blackout but the bright Moon washed out the sky, it wasn't much better than...
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bob
bob71741@...
Sep 10, 2011 11:45 am
Sam - Have you ever tried to monitor a Digital TV signal for meteors? Station KCWX has a transmitter located in Fredericksburg,just South of you a bit, on VLF...
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sirko@...
Sep 10, 2011 11:45 am
The July 2011 report from the IMO Video Meteor Network is available at http://www.imonet.org/reports/201107.pdf Best wishes, Sirko Molau -- ...
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Michael Boschat
boschat@...
Sep 10, 2011 12:12 pm
Hi all: I'm in Halifax,NS,Canada and I still am hearing meteors - though not like I use to when we had analouge, and not sure were I'm picking them up from. My...
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Paul Goelz
pgoelz@...
Sep 10, 2011 1:54 pm
... I too am hearing meteors on all three analog television channel 2 frequencies here in the northern Detroit burbs. The residual carrier level seems...
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Michael Boschat
boschat@...
Sep 10, 2011 5:00 pm
... I'm pretty sure we are digital now as they kept harping here that on the end of August or Sept.1 for complete digital turnover. BUT...the CBC is allowed 1...
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pmartsching@...
Sep 10, 2011 6:00 pm
06 September 2011 05:55-09:55 UT McFarland Park 4 miles NE of Ames, Iowa 06:55-07:55 UT 46 deg F; dew pt 44 deg F; wind calm; clear; LM 5.6; facing ENE 50 deg;...
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pmartsching@...
Sep 10, 2011 6:49 pm
08 September 2011 07:00-10:00 UT McFarland Park NE of Ames, Iowa Waxing gibbous Moon low in SW during the first hour. Set up in shadow of car and used black...
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pmartsching@...
Sep 10, 2011 7:31 pm
10 September 2011 08:00-10:45 UT McFarland Park 4 miles NE of Ames, Iowa Nearly full Moon set in SW about 10:00 UT. Used black umbrella. 08:00-09:00 UT 54 deg...
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Sam Barricklow
k5kj@...
Sep 11, 2011 10:25 am
Hello Bob, I haven't, but will give it a try. However, the channel 2 analog video carriers are still working well. Sam Barricklow ... ...
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Mikhail Maslov
ast3@...
Sep 11, 2011 10:45 am
Observing conditions: Date mean F mean vLm 2011.08.19 1.3 5.0 2011.08.22 1.2 5.2 2011.08.24...
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Ferruccio Zanotti
fzanotti1@...
Sep 12, 2011 12:08 am
Hi at all, fireball from Italy: http://meteore.forumattivo.com/t2058-fireball-20110911_010700-1-ut-notevole Best Regards Ferruccio Zanotti Italian Meteor and...
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Michael Boschat
boschat@...
Sep 12, 2011 1:19 am
Hi all: I received this info from a friend: In Canada, only transmitters in the major markets had to convert at end of August. Here is a site that will let...
