Category: Reports
Radio meteors in April 2021
An overview of the radio observations during April 2021 is given. The graphs show both the daily totals (Figure 1) and the hourly numbers (Figure 2) of “all” reflections counted automatically, and of manually counted...
Read MoreGamma Draconid (GAD#1106) meteor shower
Abstract: A new shower has been detected by the Global Meteor Network during the time range in solar longitude 14.0–15.5 degrees with a radiant at R.A. = 275.68 deg, Decl. = +53.86 deg, within a circle with the standard...
Read MoreCOMMISSION F1 WG Meteor Shower Nomenclature (MSN-WG); Triennial report 2018-2021
A preprint is Triennial report 2018-2021 of the IAU Commission F1 Workgroup Meteor Shower Nomenclature has been published in the Transactions IAU, Volume XXXIA. This report can be read online:...
Read MoreGrazing meteor over Belarus
By Igor Baluyk, Sergei Dubrovski, Yuri Goryachko, Konstantin Morozov, Ivan Sergei. Abstract: On 2021 April 11, the trajectory of a grazing meteor has been registered in the eastern part of Belarus. 1 Introduction The object was...
Read MoreA note on the likely non-reality of the September pi Orionids
In Greaves (2012) a September shower in Orion was suggested. This is now formally catalogued as the September π Orionids, code POR shower number 430. In retrospect the existence of this shower’s radiant roughly 90 degrees West...
Read MoreRadio meteors in March 2021
An overview of the radio observations during March 2021 is given. The graphs show both the daily totals (Figure 1) and the hourly numbers (Figure 2) of “all” reflections counted automatically, and of manually counted...
Read MoreJanuary 2021 report CAMS BeNeLux
Abstract: A summary of the activity of the CAMS BeNeLux network during the month of January 2021 is presented. January 2021 was a typical winter month with mostly unfavorable weather circumstances. 2725 multi-station meteors...
Read MoreAnnual report 2020 CAMS BeNeLux
Abstract: A summary of the activity of the CAMS BeNeLux network during the year 2020 is presented. The year 2020 brought unusual good weather for astronomical observations with many clear nights during the period from March...
Read MoreDecember 2020 report CAMS BeNeLux
Abstract: A summary of the activity of the CAMS BeNeLux network during the month of December 2020 is presented. 8150 multiple station meteors were registered. The weather was very unfavorable; December 2020 was the worst month...
Read MoreRadio meteors in February 2021
An overview of the radio observations during February 2021 is given. The graphs show both the daily totals (Figure 1) and the hourly numbers (Figure 2) of “all” reflections counted automatically, and of manually counted...
Read MoreNo Meteors from 2020 BZ12 According to Global Meteor Network Orbit Data
Abstract: Examination of Global Meteor Network orbit data for January and February 2021 reveals that evidence for the existence of any meteor shower associated with 2020 BZ12 is lacking. 1 Introduction In Greaves (2020)...
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Outburst of Gamma Crucids in 2021 (GCR, IAU#1047)
Abstract: A meteor outburst from what may be a previously unknown shower now called the gamma...
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May 2021
