Dependence of the observed rate of meteors on the Zenith distance of the radiant

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Mar 1983

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Astronomical Institutes of Czechoslovakia, Bulletin (ISSN 0004-6248), vol. 34, March 1983, p. 122-128.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Astrometry, Meteoroid Showers, Perseid Meteoroids, Data Reduction, Statistical Tests, Visual Observation, Zenith

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In order to reduce the rate of meteors observed at zenith distance of the radiant z to the rate when the radiant is in the zenith, the exponent gamma in the reduction factor cos to the gamma power times z has been derived. More than 17,000 visual records of the Perseids made over a period of nine years were used. The value of the exponent thus obtained, gamma = 1.47 + or - 0.11, is very close to the average of the extremes used, gamma = 1 and gamma = 2. The conditions of observing the Perseid meteor shower are also discussed.

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