Still little help. I could only find a reference to estimating a fireball's brightness under FAQ's. It appears, though, that I'm correct in estimating the fireball brightness - fireball as in head of the meteor - and not an integrated brightness. I suppose under some circumstances, say a fast-moving, exceptionally bright bolide, the visual impression is more of an integrated value than an estimate of the object's brightness sans train. Right? Kim -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Hards Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2007 2:36 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Aurigid report Or a better question for the IMO. http://www.imo.net/?q= Under "Meteor Science", click on "visual". This is THE Website for amateur meteor obseravtion & research. ...Trying to save Kurt some cutting and pasting! ;o) On 9/2/07, Kim <kimharch@cut.net> wrote:
This might be a good question for Kurt: Is there a specific technique for estimating meteor brightness? I've always tried to estimate the brightness of the head or fireball itself, but is this correct?
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