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• DELCOURT J. (1967):
  EQUIPMENT FOR THE OBSERVATIONS OF METEOR TRAILS
  Smiths. Contr. Astrophys. 11, 91-93
  VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• KVIZ ZDENEK (1958):
  PROBABILITY OF THE PERCEPTIBILITY OF A METEOR AND THE INDEPENDENT COUNTING METHOD
  Bull. Astron. Inst. Czechoslov. 9, 70-76
  PERCEPTION PROBABILITY - VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• KOHOUTEK L. (1970):
  COMPARISON OF RADAR AND OPTICAL METEOR OBSERVATIONS
  Bull. Astron. Inst. Czechoslov. 21, 18-28
  RADAR OBSERVATION - VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• SLANCIKOVA J. (1975):
  INFLUENCE OF THE TWILIGHT EFFECTS ON THE OBSERVED HOURLY RATES OF METEORS
  Bull. Astron. Inst. Czechoslov. 26, 321-326
  VISUAL OBSERVATION - ERROR ZHR
  
  
  
• STOHL J.,LINDBLAD B.A. (1977):
  DISCUSSION OF MAGNITUDE ERRORS AND MAGNITUDE SCALES OF METEOR OBSERVERS IN SWEDEN AND CZECHOSLOVAK
  Bull. Astron. Inst. Czechoslov. 28, 321-328
  ERROR MAGNITUDE - METEOR MAGNITUDE - VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• KRESAKOVA M. (1977):
  THE EFFECTIVE FIELD OF VIEW FOR LINE SOURCES
  Bull. Astron. Inst. Czechoslov. 28, 340-345
  VISUAL OBSERVATION - VISION
  
  
  
• CORDER H. (1878):
  THE RECORDING OF METEORS
  The Observatory 1, 368-369
  VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• BACKHOUSE T.W. (1884):
  THE EFFECT OF MOONLIGHT AND THIN CLOUD ON THE VISIBILITY OF METEORS
  The Observatory 7, 299-300
  VISUAL OBSERVATION - LIMITING MAGNITUDE - PERCEPTION PROBABILITY
  
  
  
• HERSCHEL A.S. (1911):
  ON THE OBSERVATIONS OF METEORS.
  The Observatory 34, 291-295
  VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• DAVIDSON M.DR. (1936):
  THE ACCURACY OF METEOR OBSERVATIONS.
  The Observatory 59, 310-312
  VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• DENNING W.F. (1894):
  HOW TO OBSERVE SHOOTING STARS
  Popular Astron. 1, 34-38
  VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• DENNING W.F. (1894):
  HOW TO OBSERVE SHOOTING STARS, II
  Popular Astron. 1, 67-71
  VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• DENNING W.F. (1894):
  HOW TO OBSERVE SHOOTING STARS, III
  Popular Astron. 1, 97-102
  VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• DENNING W.F. (1894):
  HOW TO OBSERVE SHOOTING STARS, IV
  Popular Astron. 1, 147-151
  VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• DENNING W.F. (1894):
  HOW TO OBSERVE SHOOTING STARS, V
  Popular Astron. 1, 208-211
  VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• WATSON FLETCHER,COOK E.M. (1936):
  THE ACCURACY OF OBSERVATIONS BY INEXPERIENCED METEOR OBSERVERS
  Popular Astron. 44, 258-261
  VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• WYLIE C.C. (1939):
  PSYCHOLOGICAL ERRORS IN METEOR WORK
  Popular Astron. 47, 206-209
  VISUAL OBSERVATION - VISION
  
  
  
• DENNING W.F. (1928):
  THE OBSERVATION OF METEORS
  J. Roy Astron. Soc. Canada 22, 413-414
  VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• MILLMAN P.M. (1934):
  PHOTOGRAPHIC OBSERVATIONS VERSUS VISUAL
  J. Roy Astron. Soc. Canada 28, 223-225
  PHOTOGRAPHY - VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• MILLMAN P.M. (1935):
  SYSTEMATIC METEOR OBSERVING
  J. Roy Astron. Soc. Canada 29, 74-75
  VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• MILLMAN P.M. (1937):
  GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR METEOR OBSERVING
  J. Roy Astron. Soc. Canada 31, 255-272
  VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• NEALE M.J. (1967):
  AN INSTRUMENT TO AID VISUAL METEOR OBSERVERS
  J. Roy Astron. Soc. Canada 61, 353-357
  VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• FITZGERALD (1893):
  ON DETERMINING THE APPARENT VELOCITY OF METEORS
  J. British Astron. Assoc. 3, 142-142
  METEOR ANGULAR VELOCITY - VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• DAVIDSON M. (1920):
  AN APPARATUS FOR THE OBSERVATION OF METEOR PATHS.
  J. British Astron. Assoc. 30, 223-226
  VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• DENNING W.F. (1920):
  UTILITY OF THE WAND IN METEOR OBSERVATION
  J. British Astron. Assoc. 30, 261-261
  VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• NOTE (1920):
  THE METEOROSCOPE.
  J. British Astron. Assoc. 30, 264-264
  VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• DAVIDSON M. (1921):
  B.A.A. MEETING, METEOROSCOPE
  J. British Astron. Assoc. 31, 214-215
  VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• COOK A.G. (1922):
  FIRST REPORT ON THE METEOROSCOPE
  J. British Astron. Assoc. 32, 98-99
  VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• COOK A.G. (1923):
  OBSERVATIONAL METHODS FOR METEOR OBSERVERS
  J. British Astron. Assoc. 33, 234-237
  VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• NOTE (1934):
  METEOR COUNTS BY SINGLE OBSERVERS AND BY GROUPS
  J. British Astron. Assoc. 44, 248-248
  VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• PRENTICE J.P.M. (1942):
  FATIGUE AND THE HOURLY RATE OF METEORS.
  J. British Astron. Assoc. 52, 98-100
  VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• MCLEOD N. (1981):
  U.S.A. GEMINIDEN 1980, ETA AQUARIDEN 1981 + COMMENTAAR
  WGN, Journal of the IMO 9, 16-19
  GEMINIDS O 1980 - AQUARIDS H O 1981 - VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• FILLIMON E. (1985):
  FATIGUE IN VISUAL METEOR OBSERVING
  WGN, Journal of the IMO 13, 95-97
  VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• SCHIEVINK ROMKE,OUDE NIJEN PETER,JOHANNINK CARL (1985):
  HET VERWERKEN VAN METEORENGEGEVENS PER COMPUTER
  WGN, Journal of the IMO 13, 156-158
  VISUAL OBSERVATION - SOFTWARE
  
  
  
• ROGGEMANS P. (1985):
  GROEPSWAARNEMINGEN; ZINVOL ?
  WGN, Journal of the IMO 13, 158-161
  VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• ROGGEMANS P. (1985):
  NOG OVER GROEPSWAARNEMINGEN
  WGN, Journal of the IMO 13, 192-192
  VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• BENZENBERG J.F. (1802):
  DIE BEOBACHTUNGSMETHODE
  In : Ueber die Bestimmung der geographischen L„nge durch Sternschnuppen., Friedrich Perthe, Hamburg, 16-27
  HISTORY - VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• HEIS EDUARD (1849):
  METHODE ZUR BEOBACHTUNG DER STERNSCHUPPEN, AUFSUCHUNG IHRER DER STERNSCHUPPEN AUS CORRESPONIREN
  In : Die periodischen Sternschnuppen und die Resultate der letzten 10 Jahre., M.DUMONT-SCHAUBERG, COLN, 7-15
  HISTORY - VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• OLIVIER C.P. (1925):
  HOW METEORS ARE OBSERVED
  In : Meteors., Baltimore, 9-17
  VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• HOFFMEISTER C. (1937):
  BEOBACHTUNGEN:ALLGEMEINES,SCHEINBAREN BAHNEN.BEOBACHTUNGSFEHLER,ANZAHL,PHOTOGR.,TELESKOPISCHE
  In : Die Meteore, ihre kosmischen und irdischen Beziehungen., Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft m.b.H., Leipzig, 11-21
  VISUAL OBSERVATION - PHOTOGRAPHY - ERROR PLOTTING - METEOR TELESCOPIC
  
  
  
• HOFFMEISTER C. (1948):
  DIE BEOBACHTUNGEN
  In : Meteorstr”me., J. Ambrosius Barth, Weimar, 13-17
  VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• GROOT H. (1950):
  DE WAARNEMINGSFEITEN BETREFFENDE VALLENDE STERREN
  In : Kometen en Vallende Sterren., G.J. Thieme, Nijmegen, 109-121
  VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• LOVELL A.C.B. (1954):
  OBSERVATIONAL METHODS I. VISUAL AND PHOTOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES
  In : Meteor Astronomy., Clarendon Press, Oxford, 3-22
  VISUAL OBSERVATION - PHOTOGRAPHY
  
  
  
• WHIPPLE F.L.,HAWKINS G. (1959):
  VISUAL METEOR STUDIES
  In Fl�gge S. (eds.): Astrophysics III: The Solar System., Springer-Verlag, Berlin, G”ttingen, Heidelberg, 534-536
  VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• MCKINLEY D.W.R. (1961):
  VISUAL AND PHOTOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES
  In : Meteor Science and Engineering., McGraw-Hill, New York, Toronto, London, 46-66
  VISUAL OBSERVATION - PHOTOGRAPHY
  
  
  
• MCKINLEY D.W.R.,MILLMAN P.M. (1963):
  OBSERVATIONAL METHODS
  In Middlehurst B., Kuiper G.P. (eds.): The Moon, Meteorites and Comets. Chapter 21: Meteors.,, 677-696
  VISUAL OBSERVATION - PHOTOGRAPHY
  
  
  
• HAWKINS G.S. (1964):
  METHODS OF OBSERVATION
  In : Meteors, Comets and Meteorites, McGraw-Hill, New York, 29-46
  VISUAL OBSERVATION - PHOTOGRAPHY - RADAR OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• GRYGAR J.,KOHOUTEK L.,PLAVOVA Z. (1968):
  SIMULTANEOUS RADAR AND OPTICAL OBSERVATION OF METEORS AT ONDREJOV IN 1962
  In KRESAK L., MILLMAN P.M. (eds.): PHYSICS AND DYNAMICS OF METEORS., REIDEL PUBLISHING COMPANY, DORDRECHT-HOLLAND, 63-69
  RADAR OBSERVATION - VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• MCDONNELL J.A.M.,HUGHES D.W. (1978):
  METEOR OBSERVATIONS TECHNIQUES
  In McDonnell J.A.M. (eds.): Cosmic Dust., John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, New York, Brisbane, Toronto, 133-140
  VISUAL OBSERVATION - PHOTOGRAPHY - RADAR OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• ROGGEMANS PAUL (1982):
  VOORBEREIDING VAN EEN WAARNEMINGSNACHT
  In : Handboek Visuele Meteoorwaarnemingen., VVS Werkgroep Meteoren, Mechelen, 31-36
  VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• ROGGEMANS PAUL (1982):
  HOE VERLOOPT EEN WAARNEMINGSACTIE ?
  In : Handboek Visuele Meteoorwaarnemingen., VVS Werkgroep Meteoren, Mechelen, 37-46
  VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• ROGGEMANS PAUL (1982):
  NA DE WAARNEMING...
  In : Handboek Visuele Meteoorwaarnemingen., VVS Werkgroep Meteoren, Mechelen, 47-56
  VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• Koschack R.,Hawkes R. (1995):
  Observing INstructions for Major Shower
  In Rendtel J., Arlt R., McBeath A. (eds.): Handbook for Visual Meteor Observers., International Meteor Organization, Potsdam, 42-74
  VISUAL OBSERVATION - LIMITING MAGNITUDE - PHOTOGRAPHY - VIDEO OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• Koschack R.,Koschny D.,Znojil V. (1995):
  Observations of Minor Showers and Meteor Plotting: Introduction; The features of minor-shower obs.
  In Rendtel J., Arlt R., McBeath A. (eds.): Handbook for Visual Meteor Observers., International Meteor Organization, Potsdam, 75-76
  VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• Koschack R.,Koschny D.,Znojil V. (1995):
  Hints for measuring X, Y coordinates from Atlas Brno
  In Rendtel J., Arlt R., McBeath A. (eds.): Handbook for Visual Meteor Observers., International Meteor Organization, Potsdam, 80-82
  VISUAL OBSERVATIONS CHARTS
  
  
  
• Koschack R.,Koschny D.,Znojil V. (1995):
  The observation
  In Rendtel J., Arlt R., McBeath A. (eds.): Handbook for Visual Meteor Observers., International Meteor Organization, Potsdam, 89-93
  VISUAL OBSERVATION - ERROR VELOCITY - METEOR ANGULAR VELOCITY
  
  
  
• Koschack R.,Koschny D.,Znojil V. (1995):
  Checking for visual activity from theoretical meteor radiants of Earth-approaching asteroids or com
  In Rendtel J., Arlt R., McBeath A. (eds.): Handbook for Visual Meteor Observers., International Meteor Organization, Potsdam, 105-106
  VISUAL OBSERVATION - ASSOCIATION
  
  
  
• Koschack R.,Koschny D.,Znojil V. (1995):
  Soution of the exercise "Shower Association"
  In Rendtel J., Arlt R., McBeath A. (eds.): Handbook for Visual Meteor Observers., International Meteor Organization, Potsdam, 106-109
  VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• Hollan J. (1991):
  A Proposal for a World Wide Meteor Watch
  Proc. International Meteor Conf. Violau 1990, 6-8
  VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• Trigo J. (1991):
  Program for the Confirmation of Minor Meteor Streams
  Proc. International Meteor Conf. Violau 1990, 42-42
  VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• Nitschke M. (1992):
  Computer-Based Meteor Observation
  Proc. International Meteor Conf. Potsdam 1991, 54-55
  SOFTWARE - VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• Vints M. (1992):
  Meteor Trains
  Proc. International Meteor Conf. Potsdam 1991, 56-58
  VISUAL OBSERVATION - METEOR TRAIN
  
  
  
• Solano Ruiz M. (1996):
  Using a Planisphere for Measuring Altitude and Angular Distance of a Meteor
  Proc. International Meteor Conf. Brandenburg 1995, 53-54
  VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• Trayner C. (1998):
  Electronic Help with the Observation of Meteors
  Proc. International Meteor Conf. Petnica 1997, 89-95
  VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• Baldacchino Godfrey (1997):
  A Meteor Astronomy Workbook
  WGN, Journal of the IMO 25, 2-4
  VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• Baldacchino Godfrey,McBeath Alastair (1998):
  A Meteor Astronomy Workbook - A Piecemeal Approach
  WGN, Journal of the IMO 26, 103-105
  VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• Lüthen Hartwig,Molau Sirko (1998):
  Can Visual Observers Accurately Estimate Meteor Rates in Meteor Storms?
  WGN, Journal of the IMO 26, 109-117
  VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• Arlt Rainer,Molau Sirko,Currie Malcolm (1998):
  Observing Hints for the 1998 Leonid Return
  WGN, Journal of the IMO 26, 153-160
  LEONIDS CALL - METEOR SHOWER PREDICTION - VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• Koschack Ralf,Rendtel Jürgen (1989):
  Aquarid Project 1989
  WGN, Journal of the IMO 17, 90-92
  VISUAL OBSERVATION - AQUARIDS D CALL - AQUARIDS I CALL
  
  
  
• Black William H. (1989):
  A Visual/Radio Meteor Observing Interface
  WGN, Journal of the IMO 17, 140-142
  RADIO OBSERVATION EQUIPMENT - VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• Koschack Ralf (1989):
  Program of the Visual Commission of IMO
  WGN, Journal of the IMO 17, 204-207
  ORGANIZATIONS - VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• Gatt David (1989):
  The Effect of Experience on Amateur Visual Meteor Observations
  WGN, Journal of the IMO 17, 223-229
  VISUAL OBSERVATION - PERCEPTION COEFFICIENT - LIMITING MAGNITUDE - ERROR LIMITING MAGNITUDE - ERROR MAGNITUDE
  
  
  
• Koschack Ralf (1990):
  New Reporting Forms for Visual Observations
  WGN, Journal of the IMO 18, 36-38
  VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• Koschack Ralf,Hawkes Robert (1993):
  Observations During Exceptionally High Activity
  WGN, Journal of the IMO 21, 92-94
  VISUAL OBSERVATION - PHOTOGRAPHY - VIDEO OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• Arlt Rainer (1994):
  Frequently Asked Questions on Observing Methods
  WGN, Journal of the IMO 22, 6-7
  METEOR ANGULAR VELOCITY - METEOR SHOWER ASSOCIATION - VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• Arlt Rainer (1994):
  Frequently Asked Questions on Observing Methods
  WGN, Journal of the IMO 22, 28-28
  VISUAL OBSERVATION - PHOTOGRAPHY
  
  
  
• Arlt Rainer (1994):
  Hints for Visual Observations of the Perseids
  WGN, Journal of the IMO 22, 87-90
  VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• Arlt Rainer (1994):
  Frequently Asked Questions on Observing Methods
  WGN, Journal of the IMO 22, 106-106
  VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• Arlt Rainer (1994):
  Frequently Asked Questions on Observing Methods
  WGN, Journal of the IMO 22, 156-157
  VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• Arlt Rainer (1995):
  Frequently Asked Questions on Observing Methods
  WGN, Journal of the IMO 23, 3-3
  VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• Arlt Rainer (1995):
  Frequently Asked Questions on Observing Methods
  WGN, Journal of the IMO 23, 31-32
  VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• Arlt Rainer (1995):
  Frequently Asked Questions on Observing Methods
  WGN, Journal of the IMO 23, 164-165
  VISUAL OBSERVATION
  
  
  
• Arlt Rainer (1995):
  Frequently Asked Questions on Observing Methods
  WGN, Journal of the IMO 23, 188-189
  VISUAL OBSERVATION