Thanks Sam.
On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 6:16 PM, insanas <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Don, since you are having trouble with the app, I will try to contact the
entity in charge and try to correct the problem. We have over 3 weeks, and
if I can't fix it, we can do manual counting and use the IMO forms Alex is
bringing. Take care, Sam
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-------- Original message --------
From: insanas@xxxxxxx
Date: 07/21/2015 6:53 PM (GMT-07:00)
To: insanas@xxxxxxx, pasmembers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Perseids meteor shower at Mike's
I have mentioned that we at PAS can try to do some astronomy science
projects. Next month at the Perseid meteor shower at Mike's we could try to
do a meteor count. The editors of Sky and Telescope on August 20, 2012
listed several projects that astronomy enthusiasts can try. One was a
meteor count. I found a free app for my Android called "The Perseid Meteor
Counter". I then installed it for free on my Galaxy 5
Samsung phone. It gives instructions on the project, requires a
reasonably dark site (Mike's should do being around Bortle 4.5), reasonably
clear horizons, and use of the app that has buttons for starting the count
and for pausing the count and continuing the count and ending the count.
You also press a button when a meteor is spotted and it is recorded and
sent to a central processing center for analysis. It sounds like we could
have fun trying it where we sit in a group and people shout when they a see
a meteor and then a person with the cell phone can press the button. If a
mistake is made, an oops button can be pressed to cancel the
sighting. There may be other apps available for Iphones or laptops or
Ipads. I've never done it before but am willing to bring my phone to see
if it works. If anyone else has done something like this or has other ideas
let us know. Take care, Sam
