DETECTING LARGE BODIES IN METEOR STREAMS OUTSIDE THE EARTHS ATMOSPHERE

A method is proposed for estimating observational efficiency in the ra diant (antiradiant) of meteor streams, based on the available a priori information about the stream. Observations conducted on the l-m teles cope of the Simeiz Observatory in the Crimea from 9 to 15 August, 1995 near the radiant of the Perseid stream are described; a method develo ped to estimate distances to objects, the sizes of the objects, and po ssible Earth fly-by distances is also discussed. The results attest to the existence of meter- and decameter-sized bodies in the Perseid met eor stream.