Abstract
It is probably my imagination, but for years it has seemed to me that most of the really active meteor showers reach their maximum when the Moon is unfavourable, the Sun is above the horizon, or the sky is overcast. But since I began to observe these showers with a small radio telescope, these unfavourable conditions have mattered little to me.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2001 Springer-Verlag London Limited
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Tonkin, S. (2001). Meteor Observations with a Small Radio Telescope. In: Tonkin, S.F. (eds) Astronomy with Small Telescopes. Patrick Moore’s Practical Astronomy Series. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0229-8_11
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0229-8_11
Publisher Name: Springer, London
Print ISBN: 978-1-85233-629-5
Online ISBN: 978-1-4471-0229-8
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive