Comments on: Can Google Earth 4D Ionosphere Aid Amateur Meteor Observers? http://www.universetoday.com/2008/08/15/can-google-earth-4d-ionosphere-aid-amateur-meteor-observers/ Space and astronomy news Sun, 8 Nov 2009 08:15:54 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: samarth http://www.universetoday.com/2008/08/15/can-google-earth-4d-ionosphere-aid-amateur-meteor-observers/comment-page-1/#comment-29667 samarth Sat, 16 Aug 2008 19:27:16 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=16866#comment-29667 An interesting read!! good job An interesting read!!

good job

]]> By: Tammy Plotner http://www.universetoday.com/2008/08/15/can-google-earth-4d-ionosphere-aid-amateur-meteor-observers/comment-page-1/#comment-29616 Tammy Plotner Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:40:03 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=16866#comment-29616 thanks, ian! what i found the most interesting about this particular exercise was apparently the 2008 peak activity predictions were about 3-4 hours off on both sides of the mark. for the united states, they really hit the east and mid-west around 4:00 am locally on the morning of the 12th and then tapered off as we continued to turn into the stream - only to re-surge again hours later in europe! fascinating stuff... thanks, ian!

what i found the most interesting about this particular exercise was apparently the 2008 peak activity predictions were about 3-4 hours off on both sides of the mark. for the united states, they really hit the east and mid-west around 4:00 am locally on the morning of the 12th and then tapered off as we continued to turn into the stream – only to re-surge again hours later in europe!

fascinating stuff…

]]> By: Ian O'Neill http://www.universetoday.com/2008/08/15/can-google-earth-4d-ionosphere-aid-amateur-meteor-observers/comment-page-1/#comment-29605 Ian O'Neill Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:40:14 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=16866#comment-29605 That is very, very cool Tammy! I tried looking into the small-scale structures above LA at the time of the shower and I couldn't see anything (because I was looking too close!!), looks like your results are a little more interesting! Right, I think its time to take this Google Earth thing seriously and see what it can do! Hey, after some more research, you should write a paper on the subject? ;-) Hmmm, now that's a thought... Great article! Thanks! Cheers, Ian :-) That is very, very cool Tammy! I tried looking into the small-scale structures above LA at the time of the shower and I couldn't see anything (because I was looking too close!!), looks like your results are a little more interesting!

Right, I think its time to take this Google Earth thing seriously and see what it can do! Hey, after some more research, you should write a paper on the subject? ;-) Hmmm, now that's a thought…

Great article! Thanks!

Cheers, Ian :-)

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