Hi All, I concur with Steve, and will even go one step further to request that any list members who have the time and clear skies pay particular attention to the nighttime (and daytime!) skies over the next few days watching for bright, sporadic meteors. If you have a camera and a tripod (or better yet a camcorder) -- have them ready to swing into action to record any bolides. If you don't have a camera, at least familiarize yourself with the constellations so that you can reconstruct any bright trajectories you're fortunate enough to observe. Also -- synchronize your watch to WWV, and get in the habit of recording the exact time a bolide appears. The chances of recovering a new meteorite fall increase dramatically with the quality and quantity of visual data recorded.
If you DO see a whopper, don't forget to listen for a sonic boom and record its time as well. Sonic booms can occur as early as 15 seconds after a bolide appears to several minutes later, depending on the range. An accurate measure of the sonic boom time delay is extremely helpful as it augments a single observer's angle-only data with range information. Good luck and clear skies! --Rob ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
