Category: Reports
A modest Aurigid outburst in 2021
Figure 1. A magnitude -4 Aurigid fireball, photographed August 31, 2021 at 21h34m UT. Photographer: Kai Gaarder from southern Norway. Abstract August 2021 turned out to be a special month for meteor observers. During this month,...
Read MoreFrom memories of Prof. I. S. Astapovich
By Alexandra Terentjeva and Ilya Kurenya Abstract: This article describes the process of visual observations of meteor radiants according to the “Program-maximum” by Prof. I. S. Astapovich in Ashkhabad. 2021 marks 45...
Read MoreSeptember 2021 report CAMS BeNeLux
Abstract: A summary of the activity of the CAMS BeNeLux network during the month of September 2021 is presented. September 2021 counted many clear nights. 24894 multiple station meteors were recorded. A record number of 7457...
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The Chi Cygnids (CCY # 757) in 2020, a visual analysis
The chi Cygnids (from now on referred to as CCY) were discovered in September 2015 by Peter...
Read MoreAugust 2021 report CAMS BeNeLux
Abstract: A summary of the activity of the CAMS BeNeLux network during the month of August 2021 is presented. The CAMS BeNeLux network experienced favorable weather circumstances during the rich Perseid nights. Especially August...
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A second Arid shower outburst in 2021
By P. Jenniskens, S. Heathcote, E. Jehin, T. Abbott, M. Towner, T. Hanke, W. Cooney, T. Cooper and...
Read MoreRadio meteors September 2021
Abstract: An overview of the radio observations during September 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...
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First detection of the Arid (ARD, #1130) meteor shower from comet 15P/Finlay
P. Jenniskens, T. Cooper, J. Baggaley, S. Heathcote, D. Lauretta Abstract: The predicted new...
Read MoreJuly 2021 report CAMS BeNeLux
Abstract: A summary of the activity of the CAMS BeNeLux network during the month of July 2021 is presented. July 2021 allowed to obtain meteor orbits during 28 nights resulting in 7125 multiple station meteors, with a total...
Read MoreObservation September 8/9 2021
I ventured out to the west of Ottawa on the morning of September 9, to observe near the peak of the minor September epsilon Perseids shower. On arrival, I was disappointed to find a completely overcast sky. Luckily, it cleared...
Read MoreObservation August 15/16 2021
On the morning of August 16, I went to the Bootland Farm site (about 70km west of Ottawa) for a three hour meteor session. The sky was clear with average quality transparency (about 2.5/5). It was slightly hazy, possibly from...
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Observation August 13/14 2021 — A Perseid outburst!
Here’s my report on an extraordinary and surprising 2021 Perseid meteor outburst. This was a...
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September 2021
