IMO Publications

edited by Jürgen Rendtel and Rainer Arlt (2011 - revised edition)

Contents: general meteor astronomy - visual observations of major and minor showers - video observations - photographic observations - radio observations - telescopic observations - meteor shower descriptions - analyses and calculations

edited by Marc Gyssens and Paul Roggemans

From the contents: NASA All Sky Fireball Network - dark flight calculations - near-earth asteroids as source of meteors - evolution of Halley's comet and the Orionids - Draconid meteor storms - narrow-band photometry of meteors - ESA's Meteor Research Group - Epsilons - ELF, VLF, and meteors - Slovak and French Video Meteor Network - orbits of meteoroids under the influence of gravitational and nongravitational forces - Polish Fireball Network - Two bright fireballs over Hungary - Tunguska 1908 and the gas pouch and soil fluidization hypothesis

edited by D.J. Asher, A.A. Christou, P. Atreya and G. Barentsen

Contents: video meteor networks - analyzing video meteor data - fase meteorites in Britain - cascading fragmentation of Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 - radiant determination - determination of meteoroid flux - modern models of meteoroid fracture - meteor work of E.J. Öpik at Armagh Observatory - computer vision in meteor research - observations of Perseids and other major meteor showers.

edited by Zeljko Andreic and Javor Kac

Contents: Interplanetary dust and the terrestrial region of interplanetary dust - recent meteor shower calculations - numerical models of the Geminids - analysis of visual, photographic, and video observations of the Perseids - a fireball spectrum - forward scatter radio observations of meteors - meteoroid and meteoroid stream orbit determination - the Tunguska event - terrestrial meteorite craters and the type of their impactors - computing meteoroid flux densities from radio observations.

edited by Stanislav Kaniansky and Peter Zimnikoval

Contents: Visual observations of meteor showers - the concept of mean orbit of a meteoroid stream - estimation of separation distance of meteoroid fragments - analysis of the atmospheric trajectories of some famous meteorite-producing fireballs - portable radio system for automated meteor activity recording - atmospheric dust detection during the Quadrantid meteor shower - possible meteoroid detections with next-generation all-sky cameras - impact orbits and paths of risk of several dangerous asteroids with the Earth and Mars.

edited by Juergen Rendtel and Jeremie Vaubaillon

Contents: permanent double-station meteor camera setup - digital all-sky cameras - new method for entry dynamics determination - the 2006 Leonid outburst - online analysis of visual data - enhanced Orionid activity in 2006 - spectroscopic analysis of Geminids - detecting polarization of meteor light - determining meteor radar sensitivity - observational results.

edited by Jonathan Mc Auliffe and Detlef Koschny

Contents: Contents: definition and terminology - orbit determination - use of meteoroid orbit data - meteor shower nomenclature rules - single, double and multistation meteor observations - meteor trajectory determination - IAU Photographic Meteor Database - Unified Meteor Database - Virtual Meteor Observatory - software and equipment

edited by Felix Bettonvil and Javor Kac

Contents: IMO Working List of Meteor Showers - meteor showers and their parent bodies - model of the Geminids - sources and rates of sporadic meteors - meteor software - Stardust entry as artificial meteor - direct meteoroid detection with Spitzer Space Telescope

edited by Cis Verbeeck and Jean-Marc Wislez, 2006

Contents: Detailed description of a statistical theory for deriving the flux densities and mass index of meteor streams from radio observations, as developed by Prof. Oleg Belkovich and his team. Also includes papers on other lectures given at the RMS 2005.

edited by Jan Verbert, Luc Bastiaens, Jean-Marc Wislez and Cis Verbeeck

Contents: Contents: forward-scatter radio observing - Unified Meteor Database - ancient meteorite falls - Perseids 2005 - kappa-Cygnids - fireball networks - shower evolution - telescopic meteors - Martian meteor - orbit calculation - Mintron video system

edited by M. Triglav-Cekada, J. Kac, A. McBeath

Contents: spectroscopy - Perseids - June Bootid and Quadrantid modelling

edited by M. Triglav-Cekada, C. Trayner

Contents: radio and radar observations - photographic and video results - meteoroid stream modelling

edited by A. Olech, K. Zloczewski, K. Mularczyk

Contents: Leonids 2001 - Perseids 2002 - minor shower investigations - video and CCD observations

edited by M. Triglav, A. Knöfel, C. Trayner

Contents: Leonid models, observations - meteor simulation - summer observations - xi-Bootids - spectroscopy

Digitally available in the electronic archive of WGN on DVD (see below)

edited by R. Arlt, M. Triglav, C. Trayner

Contents: Leonids activity and spectrum - meteorites - forward-scatter radio observing - Taurids from video data - early and late Perseids - minor summer showers

edited by R. Arlt

Contents: Leonid modelling and observing - meteor physics - video observations - summer radiants - Taurids - Comet Lowe 1913 I - computer formats

edited by R. Arlt, A. Knöfel

Contents: double-station video observations - automated video recording - heights of meteors - June Bootids and other summer showers - Taurids - Leonids - the forward scatter year

edited by A. Knöfel

Contents: Perseids 1997 - eta Aquarids - Ursids 1996 - fireballs - telescopic observations - combined video and radar observing - meteor mythology - meteor speeds from Hough transforms - meteors and computers, internet

Digitally available in the electronic archive of WGN on DVD (see below)

edited by A. Knöfel, P. Roggemans

Contents: Perseids 1988-1996 - Leonid workshop - radiant simulation - suspected new radiants - meteor color index - meteor software - video observation and results - automatic meteor detection on video - forward scatter sensitivity - meteor burst communication - VLF detection

edited by P. Roggemans, A. Knöfel

Contents: double-station and single-station video observations - meteor physics - Perseids 1988-1995 - minor-shower activity - plotting accuracy - forward scatter theory - great fireballs

edited by A. Knöfel, P. Roggemans

Contents: Contents: Perseids 1994 - Geminids 1993 - zenith correction factor - analysis of video meteors - astrometry using Photo-CD - fireball observing from satellites.

Digitally available in the electronic archive of WGN on DVD (see below)

edited by P. Roggemans, C. Verbeeck

Contents: Contents: Perseids 1993, radiants - telescopic plotting errors - sporadic activity - forward scatter - Taurid meteoroid complex - photographic spatial number densities.

edited by D. Ocenás, P. Zimnikoval

Contents: analysis of double-station TV meteors - electrophonic meteor catalog - determination of flux densities during meteor storms - double-station TV observations of the Geminids - Quadrantids 1992 - delta-Aurigids and September Perseids.

edited by J. Rendtel, R. Arlt

Contents: visual plotting accuracy, shower association - meteor simulations, plotting errors - telescopic plotting accuracy - meteor trains - Taurid complex - meteoroid distribution - fireballs.

edited by D. Heinlein, D. Koschny

Contents: physics of meteoroids - zenith attraction - Tunguska Expedition 1990 - telescopic Aquarids - radiants in Per/Aur - fireball sounds - Glanerbrug meteorite - electrostatic meteor observing.

edited by P. Spányi, I. Tepliczky

Contents: impact processes - fireball rates, patrol - radiant determination from TV meteors - association of minor shower meteors - sporadic-E activity - computer programs for meteor observers.

All issues of WGN volumes 6 till 30 as searchable PDF files on one DVD. This DVD contains also a collection of IMC proceedings.