[meteorite-list] Meteors From Comet C/1976 D1 -time conversion

From: Sterling K. Webb <kelly_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:18:30 2004
Message-ID: <3E5C50E7.57E6408_at_bhil.com>

Hi, Bob, List,

    One hour of right ascension is 15 degrees (360 degrees divided by 24 hours
= 15 degrees per hour).

Sterling K. Webb
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"lakewind_at_duluth.infi.net" wrote:

> Hello Mark and all,
> March 1.9 UT would make it approximately 5 p.m. EST, 4 p.m. CST and so on
> for the evening of March 1. The position of the radiant given in the IAUC
> note is rather odd. It lists the RA in the nonstandard format of 13 degrees
> rather than in hours and minutes. The southerly declination of -64 degrees
> puts the radiant out of view for most of North America. Assuming the
> radiant is well-placed due south during the evening it would lie right at
> the southern horizon for the Florida Keys. Not knowing the the standard
> right ascension numbers I can't go any further to suggest a location. Can
> anyone out there convert 13 degrees RA into the standard format?
> Bob
>
> Original Message:
> -----------------
> From: Mark Langenfeld mlangen_at_execpc.com
> Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 15:15:18 -0500
> To: baalke_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov, meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
> (Meteorite Mailing List)
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Possible Meteors From Comet C/1976 D1 (IAUC
> 8079)
>
> More important, is the radiant anywhere near being above the local
> horizon at that time?
>
> Mark
>
> > >
> > > Hello anybody,
> > > 2003 Mar. 1.912 +/- 0.010 UT
> > > What is that PST?
> >
> > PST = UTC - 8 hours.
> >
> > Ron B.
> >
> >
Received on Wed 26 Feb 2003 12:30:15 AM PST