Comparision of Video Observations and other Methods

The graph above shows the meteor brightness distribution of our video system MOVIE and two parallel working visual observers (DUBKA/MOLSI) in August 1994. There is a significant shift in the visual curve, although only meteors that were seen from both video system and human observers contributed to this figure. It is obvious that visual observer underestimate the meteor brightness by about 1 mag, a trend that was supported from other parallel observing sessions.