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WGN 41:2 out now

WGN 41-2

The April 2013 issue of the IMO Journal is now in print. It will be mailed shortly and subscribers can also immediately access the journal in PDF format. The contents this month:

  • From the Treasurer — How can you support your organization? (M. Gyssens)
  • New goals for the IMO Support Fund (M. Gyssens, P. Roggemans, J. Rendtel)
  • Letter — Meteor stream of the large Chelyabinsk fireball (A. Terentjeva, E. Bakanas)
  • August iota-Cetids, a Possible New Meteor Shower in August (Z. Andreic, D. Vida, F. Novoselnik, D. Segon, K. Korlevic, F. Matijevic, D. Jasarevic, A. Perkov, C. Tudor)
  • Discovery of the Upsilon Andromedids (D. Holman, P. Jenniskens)
  • Croatian Meteor Network Catalogues of Orbits for 2008 and 2009 (K. Korlevic, D. Segon, Z. Andreic, F. Novoselnik, D. Vida, I. Skokic)
  • Results of the IMO Video Meteor Network — December 2012 (S. Molau, J. Kac, E. Berko, S. Crivello, E. Stomeo, A. Igaz, G. Barentsen, R. Goncalves)
  • Results of the IMO Video Meteor Network — January 2013 (S. Molau, J. Kac, E. Berko, S. Crivello, E. Stomeo, A. Igaz, G. Barentsen, R. Goncalves)
  • Entropy and time: A search for Denning's resting place (M. Beech)

Front cover photo: Fireball photographed from Poland. Photo courtesy: Janusz Kowalski.


Submitted by Geert Barentsen on Fri, 2013-05-10 18:56. More |

eta-Aquariids in 2013

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eta-Aquariids 2013

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Lyrids in 2013

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Lyrids 2013

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WGN 41:1 out now

WGN 41-1

The February 2013 issue of the IMO Journal is now in print. It will be mailed shortly and subscribers can also immediately access the journal in PDF format. The contents this month:

  • Editorial — Large meteoroid impact dangers (J. Kac)
  • Correction — Results of the IMO Video Meteor Network — August 2012 (S. Molau, J. Kac, E. Berko, S. Crivello, E. Stomeo, A. Igaz, G. Barentsen)
  • Janus - 25 Years of the International Meteor Organization (J. Rendtel)
  • International Meteor Conference 2013 August 22-25, Poznan, Poland (P. Zoladek, M. Krasnowski, M. Wisniewski, K. Fietkiewicz, M. Maciejewski, A. Skoczewski)
  • Call for Future IMCs (P. Roggemans)
  • December sigma-Virginids (Y. Shiba, M. Ueda)
  • On Short-Perihelion Meteor Streams (A. Terentjeva, E. Bakanas, S. Barabanov)
  • Results for a CAMS double-station video observation Meterik-Gronau (C. Johannink)
  • A Preliminary Report on the Chelyabinsk Fireball/Airburst (P. Brown)
  • Results of the IMO Video Meteor Network — October 2012 (S. Molau, J. Kac, E. Berko, S. Crivello, E. Stomeo, A. Igaz, G. Barentsen, R. Goncalves)
  • Results of the IMO Video Meteor Network — November 2012 (S. Molau, J. Kac, E. Berko, S. Crivello, E. Stomeo, A. Igaz, G. Barentsen, R. Goncalves)

Front cover photo: Fireball photographed from Teide Observatory. Photo courtesy: Alex Tudorica.


Submitted by Geert Barentsen on Fri, 2013-03-08 11:13. More |

Quadrantids 2013

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Quadrantids 2013

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WGN 40:6 out now

WGN 40-6

The December 2012 issue of the IMO Journal is now in print. It will be mailed shortly and subscribers can also immediately access the journal in PDF format. The contents this month:

  • From the Treasurer - IMO Membership/WGN Subscription Renewal for 2013 (M. Gyssens)
  • Solar Longitudes for 2013 (R. Arlt)
  • The new July meteor shower (P. Zoladek, M. Wisniewski)
  • New shower in Cassiopeia (D. Segon, Z. Andreic, K. Korlevic, P. Gural, F. Novoselnik, D. Vida and I. Skokic)
  • Results of the IMO Video Meteor Network — August 2012 (S. Molau, J. Kac, E. Berko, S. Crivello, E. Stomeo, A. Igaz, G. Barentsen)
  • Results of the IMO Video Meteor Network — September 2012 (S. Molau, J. Kac, E. Berko, S. Crivello, E. Stomeo, A. Igaz, G. Barentsen)
  • Meteor Beliefs Project: Meteoric Imagery in SF, Part VI - A brief history of impact movies, 1906-1999 (A. McBeath, A. D. Gheorghe)

Front cover photo: Fireball photographed from the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, La Palma. Photo courtesy: Valentin Grigore.