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Kristine Adgere from LatviaPostal address: Nometnu 1-8, Riga, LV1048, Latvia
Email: kristaad - at - inbox.lv
Occupation: student
Visual and photographic observations
Salvador Aguirre from MexicoPostal address: Alberto Gutierrez num 114, CP 83180, Hermosillo,Sonora, Mexico
Email: drsaguirre - at - yahoo.com
Homepage Salvador Aguirre: http://drsaguirremexico.blogspot.com/Occupation: Doctor in Medicine (M.D.)
Especial interes en observacion Visual de Meteoros y Fireballs.
Especial Interest in visual observation of Meteors and fireballs.
Per Tybjerg Aldrich from DenmarkPostal address: Glimvej 32, DK-2650 Hvidovre, Denmark
Email: per - at - aldrich.dk
Homepage Per Tybjerg Aldrich: www.aldrich.dk and www.lysforurening.dkOccupation: MSc.(Eng.), senior project manager
Visual and photographic meteor observer. Interested in literature, writing, organizational work, educational work and promotion of (meteor) astronomy.
Thibaut Alexandre from FrancePostal address: 2 Sente du Bois de Boha, F-02200 BERZY LE SEC, France
Email: selachee - at - wanadoo.fr
Zeljko Andreic from CroatiaPostal address: Slavka Kolara 79, 10410 Velika Gorica, Croatia
Email: zandreic - at - rgn.hr
Occupation: University teacher
Video recording of meteors and analysis of gathered data
Karl Antier from FrancePostal address: REFORME, 1 rue Savine, 04100 Manosque, France
Email: karl.antier - at - laposte.net
Homepage Karl Antier: http://www.imcce.fr/hosted_sites/reforme/Occupation: Geophysicist
Rainer Arlt from GermanyPostal address: Friedenstr. 5, D-14109 Berlin, Germany
Email: rarlt - at - aip.de
Occupation: Astrophysicist
Visual and video observations, analysis of meteor showers. Director of the Visual Commission.
Dirk Artoos from BelgiumPostal address: Nattenhofstraat 74, B-2800 Mechelen, Belgium
Email: dirk.artoos - at - skynet.be
Occupation: Hospital attendant in intensive care & emergency
Radio observer and interested in computers and software/astrophotography.
Sachiko Arvelius from SwedenPostal address: Lokmästarevägen 2, 98134 Kiruna, Sweden
Email: sachiko.arvelius - at - rymdgymnasiet.com
Occupation: Researcher, Lecturer at university and high school
I, as a lecturer (in space physics), am very interested in radio theory and technique applied to meteor observation, as an educational material (in space physics and engineering fields) for high school pupils.
Thomas Ashcraft from United StatesPostal address: 7 Bishop Lamy Road, Lamy, NM, 87540, USA, United States
Email: ashcraft - at - heliotown.com
Homepage Thomas Ashcraft: www.heliotown.comOccupation: Naturalist
VLF-ELF radio meteor observation, forward scatter radio observation, all-sky video observation
David Asher from United KingdomPostal address: Armagh Observatory, College Hill, Armagh, Northern Ireland BT61 9DG, United Kingdom
Email: dja - at - arm.ac.uk
Occupation: Astrophysicist
Theoretical/computational studies of meteoroid stream evolution.
Prof. Pulat Babadzhanov from TajikistanPostal address: Institute of Astrophysics, Bukhoro Str. 22, TJ-743 042 Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Email: pulat - at - astro.td.silk.org
Occupation: Astronomer
Director of the Institute of Astrophysics of Tajikistan ac.sc., head of the meteor department at this institute. Interested in physics and the dynamics of meteoroids, evolution of meteoroid streams, photographic and television observations.
Mark Bailey from United KingdomPostal address: Armagh Observatory, College Hill,, Armagh, BT61 9DG, United Kingdom
Email: meb - at - arm.ac.uk
Occupation: Director, Armagh Observatory
Origin and dynamics of comets, asteroids etc.
Lars Bakmann from DenmarkPostal address: Birkebakken 6, Tirstrup, DK-8400 Ebeltoft, Denmark
Email: bakmann - at - os.dk
Occupation: Marine engineer
Member of "Astronomisk Selskab" and "Astronomiskselskabs Meteor Sektion" (ASMS) in Denmark. Interested in
visual observations and photography.
Geert Barentsen from United KingdomPostal address: Armagh Observatory, College Hill, Armagh BT61 9DG, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Email: gba - at - arm.ac.uk
Occupation: PhD student
Regular visual observer, working on the so-called Virtual Meteor Observatory. Working as a PhD student on star formation at Armagh Observatory.
Luc Bastiaens from BelgiumPostal address: Bervoetstraat 6/2, B-2000 Antwerpen, Belgium
Email: lba - at - urania.be
Homepage Luc Bastiaens: http://ernie.urania.be/lba/Occupation: Telecom Consultant
Visual and video observations, IMO webmaster
Martin Beech from CanadaPostal address: Campion College, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 0A2, Canada
Email: Martin.Beech - at - uregina.ca
Homepage Martin Beech: http://leroy.cc.uregina.ca/~astro/mbeech.htmlOccupation: Astrophysicist
Theoretical astronomy, history of science, meteor astronomy, trail photography (non-linear phenomena), meteor ablation, light curves, history of meteor astronomy.
Oleg Belkovich from Russian FederationPostal address: Engelhardt Astron. Observatory, 422 526 Kazan, Russian Federation
Email: oleg - at - green.kcn.ru
Homepage Oleg Belkovich: http://www.ksu.ru/astro/staff/belk.htmlOccupation: Astronomer
Head research worker of the Engelhardt Astronomical Observatory, interested in visual, photographic and radio observations.
Luis Bellot Rubio from SpainPostal address: Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia (CSIC), Camino Bajo de Huetor 50, E-18008 Granada, Spain
Email: lbellot - at - iaa.es
Occupation: Astrophysicist
Visual and video observations
Orlando Benitez Sanchez from SpainPostal address: c/ Virgen del Pilar 20, 4º A, E-35012 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Email: orlandobenitez - at - somyce.org
Homepage Orlando Benitez Sanchez: http://www.somyce.orgOccupation: High School teacher
Visual observer since 1991, now mainly interested in meteor video and radio observations. President of SOMYCE since 1998.
Lance Benner from United StatesPostal address: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, MS 300-233, Pasadena, CA 91109-8099, United States
Email: lance.benner - at - jpl.nasa.gov
Occupation: Research scientist at JPL
Interested in visual, photographic, and radio observations. Asteroid and planetary occultation observer/photographer.
Julius Benton from United StatesPostal address: ASSOCIATES IN ASTRONOMY, P.O. Box 30545, Savannah, Georgia 31410, United States
Email: jlbaina - at - msn.com
Homepage Julius Benton: http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/alpo/Occupation: Professor
Interested in Visual Meteor Observations
Felix Bettonvil from NetherlandsPostal address: Korte Jufferstraat 3, NL-3512 EX Utrecht, Netherlands
Email: F.C.M.Bettonvil - at - uu.nl
Occupation: scientific engineer
fireballs, all-sky imaging, orbit determination, video observations, visual observations.
Eduard Bettonvil from NetherlandsPostal address: Amsterdamsestraatweg 171-H, 3551 CA Utrecht, Netherlands
Email: ebettonvil - at - brabant.nl
Occupation: geodetic engineer
Peter Bias from United StatesPostal address: 2731 Nevada Road, Lakeland, FL 33803-3254, United States
Email: pbias - at - flsouthern.edu
Occupation: Professor of Business and Economics
I have special interest in visual observations. I recently authored “Meteors and Meteor Showers; An Amateur’s Guide to Meteors” published (2006) by Miracle Publishing Company, Cincinnati Ohio, USA.
Nikola Biliskov from CroatiaPostal address: Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Department of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Bijenicka c. 54, HR-10002 Zagreb, Croatia
Email: nbilis - at - irb.hr
Occupation: PhD student of Chemistry
visual observations
photographic observations
video observations
structure of meteoroid streams
spectroscopy of persistant trains
VLF/ELF
meteor related mythology
Jeffrey Brower from CanadaPostal address: 1079 Mission View Court, Kelowna, BC, V1Z 3R3, Canada
Email: jbrower - at - meteorchaser.net
Occupation: Research scientist
Prime interest in radio observations. RMOB and the Global Meteor Scatter Network.
Peter Brown from CanadaPostal address: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 3K7, Canada
Email: pbrown - at - uwo.ca
Homepage Peter Brown: http://aquarid.physics.uwo.ca/~pbrown/Occupation: Associate Professor in meteor physics
Visual, photographic and radio observer, interested in mathematics and computers.
Graham Bryant from United KingdomPostal address: 20 The Smithy, Denmead, Hampshire P07 6YS, United Kingdom
Email: graham.g.bryant - at - btinternet.com
Homepage Graham Bryant: www.hantsastro.org.ukOccupation: Manager in National Health Service
Amateur astronomer, interested in photographic, CCD, video and visual observing meteors
Ivan Bryukhanov from BelarusPostal address: Sudmalis Str. 16, Apt. 27, 220033 Minsk, Belarus
Email: betelgeize_astro - at - mail.ru
Andreas Buchmann from SwitzerlandPostal address: Wickenweg 12, CH-8048 Zürich, Switzerland
Email: abuchmann - at - tele2.ch
Occupation: Psychologist
Interested in major and minor showers.
Stijn Calders from BelgiumPostal address: Lintsesteenweg 244, 2570 Duffel, Belgium
Email: stijn.calders - at - gmail.com
Oscar Cervera Garcia from SpainPostal address: Calle Marva 15, 7, E-46007 Valencia, Spain
Email: ocervera363k - at - cv.gva.es
Occupation: High School Teacher. Physicist.
I have special interest in visual and photographic observations, physics and mathematics.
Elaine Chapin from United StatesPostal address: 1995 Crestshire Drive, Glendale, CA 91208-2740, United States
Email: ec - at - ieee.org
Occupation: Staff member at JPL radar science section
I have a special interest in radar observations and photographic observations of meteors.
Li-chung Chen from TaiwanPostal address: 3F #15 ALY 11 LN 107, SEC 2 HOPING E Road, Taipei 106, Taiwan
Email: megastar - at - ms12.hinet.net
Visual observer and photographer during major showers. Also interested in astronomical software, planetary, cometary, and deep-sky observations.
Young-Woo Cho from KoreaPostal address: Gyeonggibuk Science High School, 305, Nogyang-dong, , Uijeongbu, Korea
Email: demishrain - at - gmail.com
Homepage Young-Woo Cho: http://www.skyobserver.net/Occupation: Teacher
I'm following major meteor events optically through the year. I'm trying to get various scientific results by means of optical observations.
Francois Colas from FrancePostal address: Institut de Mecanique Celeste, 77 avenue Denfert Rochereau, 75014 paris, France
Email: colas - at - imcce.fr
Occupation: Astronomer CNRS
Observing meteors with vedeo camera
William Cooke from United StatesPostal address: NASA Meteoroid Environment Office, 6231 Rime Village Drive Apt 104, Huntsville, AL 35806, United States
Email: william.j.cooke - at - nasa.gov
Occupation: NASA Researcher
Tim Cooper from South AfricaPostal address: P.O.Box 15336, Farrarmere, 1518, South Africa
Email: tpcoope - at - mweb.co.za
Occupation: Technical manager
Director of the Astronomical Society of South Africa's comet and meteor sections, variable star observer.
John Correira from United StatesPostal address: 1530 Spring Gate Dr., Unit 9119, McLean, VA 22102, United States
Email: john.correira - at - gmail.com
Occupation: Scientist
Stefano Crivello from ItalyPostal address: Via Bobbio 9a/18, 16137 Genova, Italy
Email: stefano.crivello - at - libero.it
Occupation: Programmer
Visual e video meteor observations
Tibor Csorgei from SlovakiaPostal address: UMa Astronomy, Blahova 54, Blahova, 930 52, Slovakia
Email: csti - at - nextra.sk
Homepage Tibor Csorgei: www.uma.sk
Malcolm Currie from United KingdomPostal address: 25 Collett Way, Grove, Wantage, Oxon OX12 0NT, United Kingdom
Email: mjc - at - star.rl.ac.uk
Occupation: Programmer and extragalactic astronomer
Telescopic observer interested in optical and image processing methods for studying faint meteors and radiant structure.
Mark Davis from United StatesPostal address: 101 Margate Circle, Goose Creek, SC 29445, United States
Email: meteors - at - comcast.net
Occupation: Park Ranger
Founder and Coordinator of North American Meteor Network. Visual observer interested in minor showers.
Marc de Lignie from NetherlandsPostal address: Steve Bikostraat 298, NL-3573 BH Utrecht, Netherlands
Email: m.c.delignie - at - xs4all.nl
Occupation: Physicist at the Dutch PTT
Visual and photographic observations, photographic and video double-station data reduction.
Werner Depoorter from BelgiumPostal address: Talondreef 72, 2390 Oostmalle, Belgium
Email: werner - at - depoorter.name
Occupation: IT professional
Massimo Devetti from ItalyPostal address: Via G. Verdi 7, 34072 Gradisca (Gorizia), Italy
Email: iv3ndc - at - mmmonvhf.de
Occupation: Antenna / RF-Microwave Engineer
Radio Meteor Observations
Paolo Di Marcantonio from ItalyPostal address: Aurisina Cave 68/D, I-34011 Aurisina-Trieste, Italy
Email: dimarcan - at - oats.inaf.it
Occupation: Research Astronnomer
Interested in technology.
Jean-Luc DIGHAYE from GermanyPostal address: EurAstro, Helfendorfer Str. 7/4, D-81671 Muenchen, Germany
Email: jdighaye - at - eurastro.de
Homepage Jean-Luc DIGHAYE: http://www.eurastro.de/Occupation: President, EurAstro / Chief examiner, EPO
Member, MetSoc
Meteor radio-detection
Todor Dimitrov from BulgariaPostal address: Vuzrazhdane 4, bl.76, A, 3, ap.8, Varna, Bulgaria
Email: skayt_2005 - at - abv.bg
Occupation: student
Douglas Dornier from United StatesPostal address: 440 Junker Rd, Beaumont, TX 77707, United States
Email: ddornier - at - gmail.com
Audrius Dubietis from LithuaniaPostal address: Baltupio 101-2, LT-2057 Vilnius, Lithuania
Email: audrius.dubietis - at - ff.vu.lt
Occupation: Professor in physics, Vilnius University
Visual observations, shower analyses
Maurizio Eltri from ItalyPostal address: Via Lepanto 24, 30126 Lido di Venezia, Italy
Email: maurizio.eltri - at - libero.it
Meteors, Bolides, Meteorites
Shelby Ennis from United StatesPostal address: 465 Springfield Road, Elizabethtown, KY 42701, United States
Email: w8wn - at - arrl.net
Occupation: Retired
Radio observer interested in ms communication.
Leonard Entwisle from United KingdomPostal address: 22 Carlton Grove, Elland , West Yorkshire HX5 9PR, United Kingdom
Email: len.entwisle - at - btopenworld.com
Occupation: Retired chemist
Visual, photographic, video and radio meteor astronomy.
David Entwistle from United KingdomPostal address: 41 Parkgate, Goosnargh, Preston, Lancashire PR3 2BU, United Kingdom
Email: david - at - radiometeor.plus.com
Occupation: Electrical Engineer - radio communications
Interested in radio observations, especially simultaneous meteor sound, variation in sporadic rates and orbital determination. Activities include walking in the Lancashire countryside. Assistant IMO treasurer for the UK.
Pierre Ernotte from BelgiumPostal address: Club Astro d'Ottignies-LLN, Rue de la Chapelle, 42 B-1340, B-1340 Ottignies-LLN, Belgium
Email: ernotp - at - gmail.com
Homepage Pierre Ernotte: http://www.caolln.beOccupation: Professor of electricity, electronics and DSP
radio meteor.
I am interested to find the signature of individual meteors in order to determine their properties
Alexander Feoktistov from Russian FederationPostal address: Rossoshanskiy proezd 8-2-100, 117535, Moscow, Russian Federation
Email: feoktistov.alexander - at - gmail.com
Occupation: microbiologist
Visual & radio observations
Kurt Fisher from United StatesPostal address: POB 11753, Salt Lake City, Utah 84147 , United States
Email: fisherka - at - csolutions.net
Occupation: Paralegal
Have recently set up a radio meteor observing station and an all sky meteor camera. This has raised my interest in following meteor literature. I am interested in obtaining a list of articles in the IMO article database. See also my home page:
http://fisherka.csolutionshosting.net/FisherAstroProjects.html
Yasunori Fujiwara from JapanPostal address: 2-16-8 Mikunihonmachi Yodogawa-ku, Osaka 532-0005, Japan
Email: DHB15312 - at - biglobe.ne.jp
Yoshiaki Fujiyoshi from JapanPostal address: 3-60-2-308 Kamiishihara Chofu-shi,, Tokyo 182-0035, Japan
Email: ggb02476 - at - nifty.com
David Garner from CanadaPostal address: 221 South Water St., Mount Forest, Ontario, N0G 2L3, Canada
Email: jusloe1 - at - wightman.ca
Occupation: Teacher Conestoga College
Interested in the science and technology of meteor astronomy. Photographic and radio observations. Building a basic system with receiver and also a small interferometer.
Vladimir Getman from United StatesPostal address: Pennsylvania State University, 121 EEE, University Park, PA 16802, United States
Email: vsg1 - at - psu.edu
Occupation: Astronomer
Astronomer, observer of meteors, comets artificial earth satellites, participated in observations (Tajikistan, Somalia, Mozambique, Puerto Rico, USA). Participated in the following NASA projects:
Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission (still in orbit); Cosmic Ray
Energetic And Mass (CREAM) balloon experiment in Antarctica,
2004-2005. Treasurer of the American Meteor Society. Chess player.
Ivanka Getsova from BulgariaPostal address: Astronomical Observatory, P.O.Box 7, BG-8800 Sliven, Bulgaria
Email: igetsova - at - yahoo.com
Occupation: Astronomer in public observatory
Teaching astronomy. Interested in visual observations, native names and pictures of the constellations outside Greek mythology
Dick Gevers from NetherlandsPostal address: Speerdistelveld 5, NL-3448 EK Woerden, Netherlands
Email: dvgevers - at - xs4all.nl
Occupation: Banking employee
Visual meteor watcher, general astronomy.
Ulrich Goerze from GermanyPostal address: Mohlstr. 23, 73431 Aalen, Germany
Email: u.goerze - at - sdtnet.de
Occupation: Physicist
Interested in visual and photographic observations.
Rui Goncalves from PortugalPostal address: Urbanizacao da Boavista, Lote 46, Linhaceira, 2305-114 Asseiceira, Tomar, Portugal
Email: rui.goncalves - at - ipt.pt
Homepage Rui Goncalves: http://www.aif.estt.ipt.pt/Docentes/PAGINA_METEOR/Occupation: teacher
Roberto Gorelli from ItalyPostal address: Via di Val Favara Pal.B 72, I-00168 Roma, Italy
Research in bolides and meteor craters, visual and photographic observer and literature. Especially working on research of meteorites, comets, bolides, meteor showers, and all types of astronomical phenomena in ancient literature.
Mitja Govedic from SloveniaPostal address: Flegericega 6, 2277 Sredisce ob Dravi, Slovenia
Email: antarespk - at - yahoo.com
Interested in visual and photographic observations.
Thomas Grau from GermanyPostal address: AusgangsPunkt Erde, Puschkinstraße 23, 16321 Bernau bei Berlin, Germany
Email: info - at - ausgangspunkt-erde.de
Homepage Thomas Grau: http://www.base-camp-earth.net/Occupation: specialist for fireball events, meteoritic science
fireball, bolide, Fireball reports
Thomas Grau from GermanyPostal address: European Research Center for Fireballs and Meteorites, Puschkinstr. 23, D - 16321 Bernau bei Berlin, Germany
Email: grau - at - erfm.eu
Homepage Thomas Grau: http://www.erfm.euOccupation: specialist for fireball and meteoritic sciences
fireballs, meteorite fall events, fireball network, fireball reports
Robin Gray from United StatesPostal address: P.O.Box 547, Winnemucca, NV 89446, United States
Email: sevenvalleysent - at - yahoo.com
Occupation: Entomologist and beekeeper
My astronomical interests besides meteors are visual observing of solar system and deep sky objects. Associate Recorder of the Meteors Section for the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers.
Valentin Grigore from RomaniaPostal address: Calea Domneasca 214, bl.48, sc.A, ap.6, RO-130016 Targoviste, Dambovita, Romania
Email: vali.grigore - at - gmail.com
Homepage Valentin Grigore: http://www.sarm.ro/Occupation: Computer Programmer
Interested in visual and photographic meteor observations, atmospherical phenomenon, astronomical and atmospherical photography, sky and nature as elements of knowledge, ennobling the human existence. Also interested in growing exotic plants such as cactus. President of the Romanian Society for Meteors and Astronomy. Director of the national astronomical magazine "Us and the Sky". Founder of the Romanian meteor school, promoting the astronomy-culture-art-education-society connection.
Ernesto Guido from ItalyPostal address: Via Paride del Pozzo 12, Castellammare di Stabia (NA), 80053, Italy
Email: walcom77 - at - gmail.com
Homepage Ernesto Guido: http://remanzacco.blogspot.com/
Peter Gural from United StatesPostal address: 351 Samantha Dr., Sterling, VA 20164-5539, United States
Email: peter.s.gural - at - saic.com
Occupation: Senior Scientist at Science Applications Int. Corp
Special interests include visual observations (when family and work commitments allow), radio observations with simultaneous video/forward scatter meteor measurements using Lockheed Martin's "Silent Sentry" radar and intensified video, video observations; Developer of the "MeteorScan" automated meteor detection and analysis software for identifying meteor tracks in live or videotaped sky imagery. Been involved with the 1998/1999 Leonid flux monitoring programs, funded by the USAF, providing the automated detection and radiant association software and support for real-time meteor flux reporting during the storm (Mongolia and Canary Island ground measurement campaigns). Contributing to the videotape analysis of the 1999 Leonid Multi-aircraft Campaign. Current efforts involve improving the detection performance of the automated software, porting the software to a PC based platform, and adding/refining post-detection meteor analysis features. Activities include racquetball, golf, and woodworking.
Marc Gyssens from BelgiumPostal address: Heerbaan 74, B-2530 Boechout, Belgium
Email: marc.gyssens - at - uhasselt.be
Occupation: Professor of computer science, Hasselt University
Author of the IMO Constitution
Axel Haas from GermanyPostal address: PF 13 03 16, 64243 Darmstadt, Germany
Email: st002250 - at - stud.tu-darmstadt.de
Occupation: Geologist
Mostly bibliographic activities, interested in meteorites, impacts and mineralogical and geological background.
Roman Haenggli from SwitzerlandPostal address: Zelgstrasse 21, CH-5430 Wettingen, Switzerland
Email: roman.haenggli - at - hispeed.ch
Cathy Hall from CanadaPostal address: 195 Clearview Avenue, Apt. #2114, Ottawa, Ontario K1Z 6S1, Canada
Email: writer.can - at - sympatico.ca
Occupation: Accounting
Visual observer, interested in meteors, comets and impacts. Other
interests - writing, perception, ancient history. A Voting member since 1997 (HALCA).
Wayne Hally from United StatesPostal address: 3 Woodland Terrace, High Bridge, NJ 08829, United States
Email: meteoreye - at - comcast.net
Occupation: Electronic technician
Interested in all meteor observing techniques, further in meteorology, electronics, and photography. Currently writer of North American Meteor Network's monthly NAMN notes. Meteor Research Coordinator of the New Jersey Astronomical Association.
Joost Hartman from NetherlandsPostal address: Annapark 3, 5246 AN Rosmalen, Netherlands
Email: joosthartman - at - sterrenkunde.nl
Homepage Joost Hartman: http://www.werkgroepmeteoren.nlOccupation: Building Engineer
Visual Observations.
Chairman of the Dutch Meteor Section of the Royal Dutch association for Astronomy.
Ichiro Hasegawa from JapanPostal address: 4-18-5 Fujiwaradaikita, Kita-ku, Kobe 651-1301, Japan
Email: j53d23 - at - bma.biglobe.ne.jp
Occupation: Professor at Otemae University
Working on comets and meteors, interested in historical records of comets and meteors, orbit determination and the origin of comets.
Werner Hasubick from GermanyPostal address: Fischerweg 24, 86807 Buchloe, Germany
Email: werner.hasubick - at - t-online.de
Occupation: Computer engineer
Visual and photographic worker. Founding member since 1988.
Kim Hay from CanadaPostal address: 76 Colebrook road RR #1, Yarker, Ontario, Canada, K0K 3N0, Canada
Email: kim - at - starlightcascade.ca
Homepage Kim Hay: www.starlightcascade.caOccupation: Material control (inventory) / sample coordinator.
Interested in visual and radio meteor observing, Ham radio, and reading. Meteor Data Assistant for the American Meteor Society.
Lars Heen from NorwayPostal address: Engerveien 49, N-1900 Fetsund, Norway
Email: lth - at - ffi.no
Occupation: Senior Scientist at the Norw. Def. Res. Establ.
Howard Hendrix from United StatesPostal address: California State University, Fresno, 35830 Lower Cressman Road, Shaver Lake, CA 93664, United States
Email: howardh - at - csufresno.edu
Homepage Howard Hendrix: http://www.howardvhendrix.comOccupation: Science fiction writer, university professor
I'm the author of the science fiction novel, _Spears of God_ form Del Rey/Random House, 2006. Longtime backyard astronomer too.
Carl Hergenrother from United StatesPostal address: 2818 E Richards Row, Tucson, AZ 85716, United States
Email: chergen - at - yahoo.com
Trond Hillestad from NorwayPostal address: Riskeveien 10, NO-3157 Barkaaker, Norway
Email: trond - at - askmedia.no
Occupation: Journalist, editor of
Journalist and editor of the Norwegian journal "Astronomi"
Interested in visual and photographic observation and meteor stream
evolution.
Founding Member since 1988.
Ken Hodonsky from United StatesPostal address: 128 Springleaf Drive, Bolingbrook, IL 60440, United States
Email: KHo003 - at - aol.com
Occupation: Quality Assurance Manager
Interested in visual and photographic observations. Activities include meteor and comet observing.
Jonathan Horner from United KingdomPostal address: The Open University - Department of Physics & Astronomy, 52 Wolsingham Drive, Newton Hall, Durham, DH1 5XH, United Kingdom
Email: j.a.horner - at - open.ac.uk
Occupation: Astrophysicist
Regular observer and photographer. Completed DPhil Oxford August 2003, thesis "The Behaviour of Small Bodies in the Outer Solar System".
Patrice Huet from ReunionPostal address: 7, chemin Commerson - La Grande Ferme, 97418 La Plaine des Cafres (Le Tampon), Reunion
Email: patrice.huet - at - voila.fr
Homepage Patrice Huet: www.earth-rage.comOccupation: Teaching person in charge and Geologist
Observation of the activity of the meteors to contribute to the knowledge of the swarms.
I am installing at home an observation station "All-Sky"
Antal Igaz from HungaryPostal address: H-1223 BUDAPEST, Hur utca 9 / D / 4lcsh, Hungary
Email: antaligaz - at - yahoo.com
Occupation: Engineer
Visual, video, photographic observation
Hiroyuki Inoue from JapanPostal address: Kanagawa-ken Iseharase-shi Isida589-1, Rapport Ipponmatu303, Japan
Email: fireballmsjp - at - yahoo.co.jp
Homepage Hiroyuki Inoue: http://www003.upp.so-net.ne.jp/Fireball/
Peter Jenniskens from United StatesPostal address: SETI Institute, 515 N. Whisman Road, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States
Email: pjenniskens - at - mail.arc.nasa.gov
Occupation: Astronomer
Interested in meteors, meteor showers, and meteorite falls, and their relation to minor planets. Career pages at: http://airborne.seti.org.
Klaas Jobse from NetherlandsPostal address: Duinbeekseweg 22A, NL-4356 CE Oostkapelle, Netherlands
Email: cyclops - at - zeelandnet.nl
Homepage Klaas Jobse: http://people.zeelandnet.nl/cyclops/Occupation: Garden design and maintenance
Interested in all-sky photographic observations and video observations. I am also active in operating the Cyclops Observatory.
Founding member since 1988.
Carl Johannink from GermanyPostal address: Schiefestr. 36, 48599 Gronau, Germany
Email: c.johannink - at - t-online.de
Occupation: Teacher
Visual meteor observer, variable star observer.
Choi Jung from KoreaPostal address: 1-706 Seongyeong Apt. Seongpo-dong Sangnok-gu, Ansan-si Gyeonggi-do(Seoul 426-767 Korea), Korea
Email: yellover98 - at - naver.com
Homepage Choi Jung: www.cyworld.com/yellover
Javor Kac from SloveniaPostal address: Na Ajdov hrib 24, SI-2310 Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenia
Email: javor.kac - at - guest.arnes.si
Homepage Javor Kac: http://www2.arnes.si/~mborion4/javor-E.htmOccupation: Pharmacist
Visual, photographic and video observer, interested in meteor orbits and spectra. MBK Team observing group leader since 1997.
Toru Kanamori from JapanPostal address: 3-20-4 Daita Setagaya-ku Tokyo, 155-0033, Japan
Email: post.kanamori - at - nifty.com
Yasuhiro Kawasaki from JapanPostal address: 523 Baba, Kaizuka-shi, Osaka 597-0103, Japan
Email: astro - at - kawasaki-kc.jp
Occupation: Pediatrician
Chief secretary of Nippon Meteor Society. I am interested in visual, TV and radio observations.
Stephen Kerr from AustraliaPostal address: 22 Green Avenue, Glenlee, Queensland 4711, Australia
Email: srkak - at - optusnet.com.au
Occupation: Industrial chemist
Visual observing. Activities include membership in the RASNZ Variable Star Section and Occultation Section.
Andre Knoefel from GermanyPostal address: Am Observatorium 2, 15848 Lindenberg, Germany
Email: Andre.Knoefel - at - dwd.de
Occupation: Assistant meteorologist
Visual observer and photographic observer, active in fireball recording, interested in computers, software, literature. Also active in minor planet search.
Ralf Koschack from GermanyPostal address: Hauptstr. 35, 18469 Lendershagen, Germany
Email: r.koschack - at - freenet.de
Occupation: Civil engineer, coal combustion research
Visual observer and photographic worker, working on extensive analysis of meteor shower data. Interested in determination of population index and flux density profiles of meteor streams. Founding Member since 1988.
Detlef Koschny from NetherlandsPostal address: Zeestraat 46, NL-2211 XH Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands
Email: Detlef.Koschny - at - esa.int
Homepage Detlef Koschny: http://www.koschny.de/Astronomy/Occupation: Space scientist
Visual and video observer interested in physical properties of meteoroids. Council Member 1989. Currently scientist at the European Space Agency as Study and Project Scientist, involved in lunar and asteroid missions. Devotes part of his time on meteor research.
Founding member since 1988.
Masahiro Koseki from JapanPostal address: 4-3-5 Annaka, Annaka-shi, Gunma-ken 379-0116, Japan
Email: geh04301 - at - nifty.ne.jp
Occupation: Teacher of natural science and chemistry
Visual observer interested in mathematics, reading and literature. President of the Nippon Meteor Society (NMS). Assistant IMO treasurer for Japan. Founding member since 1988.
Peter Kozich from United StatesPostal address: St Louis University, 2966 Aberdeen Dr, Florissant, MO 63033, United States
Email: kozichpj - at - yahoo.com
Occupation: Ph.D. meteorology student
Although never formally trained in astronomy, I find meteor outbursts and modeling of meteor streams extremely interesting.
Monika Kumlehn de Mamani from GermanyPostal address: Ihmepassage 2, 30449 Hannover, Germany
Email: impaktnamen - at - gmx.de
Homepage Monika Kumlehn de Mamani: http://www.impaktnamen.deOccupation: Ministerial Counsellor (ret.), curator impaktnamen
Alberto Latini from ItalyPostal address: Via dei Narcisi 3, I-22020 Pigra-Co, Italy
Email: allatini - at - tiscalinet.it
Visual observer and fireball photographer.
Robert Layman from United StatesPostal address: 207 Birchwood Drive, West Chester, Pa. 19380, United States
Email: Layman3 - at - Aol.com
Occupation: Administrator
Arnaud Leroy from FrancePostal address: URANOSCOPE IDF / AT60 PIC DU MIDI OBSERVATORY, 31 BIS RUE ALBERT MATTAR, 77400 CARNETIN, France
Email: arnaudastro - at - yahoo.fr
Homepage Arnaud Leroy: http://astrosurf.cm/arnaudleroyOccupation: Technician in heating sytem
I'm going to install a fix meteor observational station of the French network REFORME (managed by IMCCE : Paris Observatory)
CHRISTOPHE LEVEQUE from FrancePostal address: 255, CHEMIN DES PLATRIERES, 13510 EGUILLES, France
Email: vetof - at - free.fr
Occupation: VP OPERATIONS
RADIO METEOR OBSERVATIONS
Bertil Lindblad from SwedenPostal address: Lund Observatory, Box 43, S-22100 Lund, Sweden
Email: Bertil_Anders.Lindblad - at - astro.lu.se
Occupation: Research Scientist
Meteor stream searches in orbital catalogues. Honorary Member since 1989.
Richard Lipke from United StatesPostal address: 440 Louis Avenue, Cottrellville, MI 48039-2814, United States
Email: richardlipke - at - comcast.net
Gene Lucas from United StatesPostal address: 15640 E. Cholla Drive, Fountain Hills, AZ 85268-4357, United States
Email: geneluca - at - ix.netcom.com
Occupation: Retired Technical Editor
Sentinel Fireball Network; all-sky video camera technology.
I am an active asteroid occultation observer and longtime member of International Occultation Timing Association (IOTA).
Member and past speaker at annual Society for Astronomical Sciences (SAS)conference in Big Bear Lake, CA.
Past speaker at Minor Planets Amateur-Professional Workshop (MPAPW).
Hartwig Luethen from GermanyPostal address: Behnstr. 13, 22767 Hamburg, Germany
Email: h.luthen - at - botanik.uni-hamburg.de
Occupation: Biologist
Comets, astrophotography, and meteors (visual and photographic observations).
Robert Lunsford from United StatesPostal address: 1828 Cobblecreek Street, Chula Vista, CA 91913-3917, United States
Email: lunro.imo.usa - at - cox.net
Occupation: Newspaper circulation manager
Year-round visual observer and plotter. Photographer during major showers. Also interested in variable stars, comets, planets, and deep-sky observations. IMO Secretary-General since 1998, IMO Assistant Treasurer since 1997, Meteor Section Coordinator for the Association of Lunar & Planetary Observers, Operations Manager of the American Meteor Society.
Andrew Lutley from United KingdomPostal address: Springfield, Rookery Hill, Ashtead Park, Ashtead, Surrey, KT21 1HY, United Kingdom
Email: alutley - at - elawuk.com
Occupation: Lawyer
Making astronomical observing accessories
Esko Lyytinen from FinlandPostal address: Kehäkukantie 3 B, FIN-00720 Helsinki, Finland
Email: esko.lyytinen - at - jippii.fi
Interested in all forms of observing, especially video observations, in particular of fireballs, data collection and treatment of fireball observations, and radio observations. Activities include modeling of meteor trails and the predicting of outbursts.
Jose Madiedo from SpainPostal address: C/Berlin 21, 5 B, 41012 Sevilla, Spain
Email: MADIEDO - at - CICA.ES
Homepage Jose Madiedo: http://www.madiedo.com/meteor_index.htmlOccupation: Research scientist
Mainly interested in meteor spectroscopy and also in video, photographic, and radio observations. He operates a radio-detection system in Seville and several automated photo and video stations around the Seville area and in other places of Andalusia. Member of the Spanish Meteor and Fireball Network (SPMN).
Edward Majden from CanadaPostal address: 1491 Burgess Road, Courtenay, BC V9N 5R8, Canada
Email: epmajden - at - shaw.ca
Homepage Edward Majden: http://members.shaw.ca/epmajden/Occupation: Retired RCAF/CAF Radar Systems Tech
Bruno Mancusi from SwitzerlandPostal address: Rte d'Echallens 10, CH-1530 Payerne, Switzerland
Email: swissufo - at - swissufo.ch
Occupation: Chemist
Visual observer interested in fireballs.
Grigoris Maravelias from GreecePostal address: 112, Gianni Ritsou, PO Box 108, 71500, Lofoupoli, Irakleo, Crete, Greece
Email: gmaravel - at - iesl.forth.gr
Occupation: Laser technician
Tony Markham from United KingdomPostal address: 20 Hillside Drive, Leek, Staffs. ST13 8JQ, United Kingdom
Email: meteors - at - theastronomer.org
Occupation: Computer Technical Specialist
Visual observer of meteors and variable stars. Meteor Editor of The Astronomer magazine.
Pierre Martin from CanadaPostal address: 6065 Pineglade Cres., Orleans, Ontario K1W 1H1, Canada
Email: dob14.5 - at - sympatico.ca
Antonio Martinez from SpainPostal address: Melcior de Palau 69, 3-1, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
Email: antoniomartinezp - at - yahoo.com
Interested in visual and radio observations.
Jose Martins from PortugalPostal address: Rua Catarina Eufemia No. 35, P-8900-255 Vila Real de Santo Antonio, Portugal
Email: jose.arm - at - gmail.com
Occupation: Teacher
Interested in visual and photographic observations, mathematics, and physics.
Paul Martsching from United StatesPostal address: 209 S Oak Apt 122, Ames IA 50010-6949, United States
Email: pmartsching - at - mchsi.com
Occupation: mail room clerk at Iowa State University
Alastair McBeath from United KingdomPostal address: 12A Priors Walk, Morpeth, Northumberland NE61 2RF, United Kingdom
Email: mcbal.gwyvre - at - virgin.net
Occupation: Administrator
Theoretical and practical astronomy, cartography, chief interest in visual observations, interested in the eye's perception of color and motion, physics, literature and education.
Huan Meng from ChinaPostal address: 262, 23 Qun Fang Si Yuan, Tongzhou District, Beijing 101121, China
Email: hmeng - at - bjp.org.cn
Occupation: Student
Interested in observations, simulations, and computations on meteor astronomy. Special interest in minor showers. Also interested in determining the orbital elements of meteors by photographic and video observations. Visual observer also interested in photographic and video work.
Vasilis Metallinos from GreecePostal address: Ethnikis Palaiokastritsas 96, Corfu, Solari 96, Greece
Email: elpismet - at - otenet.gr
Robert Michell from United StatesPostal address: Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra Rd., San Antonio, TX 78238, United States
Email: rmichell - at - swri.edu
Occupation: Scientist
Optical imaging and spectra as well as incoherent scatter radar observations.
Koen Miskotte from NetherlandsPostal address: De la Reystraat 92, 3851 BK Ermelo, Netherlands
Email: koen.miskotte - at - versatel.nl
Occupation: Confectioner
Visual observer and photographer, working in Holland and in Southern France, active since 1978. Other hobbies: music (hard rock). Founding member since 1988.
Abbas Mokhtarzadeh from CanadaPostal address: 36 Milos Road, Richmond Hill, Ontario L4E 0M1, Canada
Email: ab_mtz - at - yahoo.ca
Occupation: Professional Engineer
Sirko Molau from GermanyPostal address: Abenstalstr. 13b, 84072 Seysdorf, Germany
Email: sirko - at - molau.de
Homepage Sirko Molau: http://www.molau.de/indexs.htmlOccupation: Computer scientist
Visual and video meteor observer, also interested in all types of atmospheric phenomena. Specialized in computer-based observations, CCD and video technologies. Video Commission Director of IMO, leader of the AK Meteore, Germany.
Hermann Mucke from AustriaPostal address: Astronomisches Büro, 1230 Wien, Hasenwartgasse 32, Austria
Email: astbuero - at - astronomisches-buero-wien.or.at
Homepage Hermann Mucke: http://members.ping.at/astbuero
Umberto Mule Stagno from MaltaPostal address: 192, CANDIDA, 21st September Avenue, , Naxxar, Malta
Email: umberto.mule - at - gmail.com
Homepage Umberto Mule Stagno: http://community.webshots.com/user/umbertomuleOccupation: IT Infrastructure Coordinator
Telescopic observations, astrophotography, Meteor observations
Edmond Murad from United StatesPostal address: 20 Kenwick Terrace, Newton, MA 02458-2419, United States
Email: emurad - at - verizon.net
Occupation: Chemist
Marc Neijts from NetherlandsPostal address: Bruine Enseweg 56, NL-3911 CL Rhenen, Netherlands
Email: marc - at - astroamateur.de
Occupation: Counselor, Coach and consultant social security
Radio observations. Contributes to the Dutch radio forward scatter station "Ramos". Working on ways to improve data gathering with the goal of getting more out of the radio observations than just counts. Occasional visual and photographic observer.
Adriana Nicolae from RomaniaPostal address: Aleea Calinesti, nr. 1, bl. 81, sc. 5, et. 4, ap. 50, code04097, Bucharest, Romania, Romania
Email: adriana.nicolae - at - rdslink.ro
Occupation: teacher (highschool)
Jos Nijland from NetherlandsPostal address: Dr de Vriesstraat 32, NL-1654 JV Benningbroek, Netherlands
Email: j.nijland - at - kpnplanet.nl
Occupation: Civil (electronic-)Servant of Medemblik
Visual and photographic meteor observer.
Member of the Dutch Meteor Society (www.dmsweb.org)
and St. J.C. van der Meulen (www.jcvandermeulen.org).
Mirko Nitschke from GermanyPostal address: Alträcknitz 9, 01217 Dresden, Germany
Email: mirko.nitschke - at - web.de
Homepage Mirko Nitschke: http://www.ipfdd.de/people/nitschke/homepage.htmlOccupation: Physicist
Meteor observer, interested in image processing software and video observations.
Nagatoshi Nogami from JapanPostal address: 4-13-22 Sakamoto Ohtsu, Shiga 520-0113, Japan
Email: nogamin - at - sc.sumitomo-chem.co.jp
Occupation: Company employee
Interested in ancient records of visual observations.
Filip Novoselnik from CroatiaPostal address: Astronomical society , Josipa Kozarca 20, HR-31551 Belisce, Croatia, Croatia
Email: novoselnikf - at - gmail.com
Occupation: Student
Croatian Meteor Network (video) - recording and analysis
Francisco Ocaña González from SpainPostal address: C/ Arquitectura, 7 2ºG, 28005 Madrid, Spain
Email: albireo3000 - at - gmail.com
Homepage Francisco Ocaña González: http://guaix.fis.ucm.es/fireballOccupation: Astrophysics Student
Visual and video observations. Fireball atmospheric's dynamics, meteor spectroscopy, orbit determination and meteorite recovering.
SOMYCE's director of the Fireball Commission.
Universidad Complutense de Madrid UCM Fireball Patrol
Daniel Ocenas from SlovakiaPostal address: Jakubská cesta 51, SK-97401 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
Email: dano.ocenas - at - gmail.com
Occupation: Public astronomer
Visual observer of the main showers and the sporadic background, photographic all-sky work, telescopic observer.
Hiroshi Ogawa from JapanPostal address: Asahigaoka 3-22-13-203, Aoba, Sendai, Miyagi, 981-0904, Japan
Email: h-ogawa - at - amro-net.jp
Homepage Hiroshi Ogawa: http://www.amro-net.jpOccupation: Company employee
I have special interest in Radio Meteor Observation. Using worldwide data, I analyze the active profile of meteor showers without radiant and weather problem.
Katsuhito Ohtsuka from JapanPostal address: Tokyo Meteor Network, 1-27-5 Daisawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 155-0032, Japan
Dragana Okolic from NetherlandsPostal address: Korte Jufferstraat 3, 3512 EX Utrecht, Netherlands
Email: dragana_okolic - at - yahoo.com
Michael Otte from United StatesPostal address: 5001 South Koch Rd, Pearl City, IL 61062, United States
Email: mmotte - at - starband.net
Occupation: Automation Engineer
Interested in Radio observations although I have spent some evenings watching "shooting stars". I have been keeping a forward scatter station running for a couple years(rmob.org) Goals are to improve my data, build a "station in a box" using a microcontroller, direction find, and learn more about radar obs. I welcome conversation on subject.
Joseph Pedroncelli from United StatesPostal address: 3869 Montgomery Blvd. NE, Apt. # 1608, Albuquerque, NM 87109, United States
Occupation: Retired
Member of the Albuquerque Astronomical Society. Interested in visual observations and photography.
Chris Peterson from United StatesPostal address: Cloudbait Observatory, 1925 Tess Trace, Guffey, Colorado 80820, United States
Email: clp - at - alumni.caltech.edu
Homepage Chris Peterson: www.cloudbait.comOccupation: Physicist
All sky video monitoring of showers and sporadic meteors. Orbital analysis. Atmospheric dynamics of meteors. Analysis of large data sets. Meteor and general astronomy education.
Alan Pevec from CroatiaPostal address: Jalkovecka 100c, HR-42000 Varazdin, Croatia
Email: apevec - at - gmail.com
Occupation: software engineer
Visual observations and participating in the Croatian Meteor Network (video)
Robert Pomohaci from RomaniaPostal address: Aleea Sandu Aldea,nr 4,block 2, apartment 12, Sector 1, Bucharest, Romania
Email: io.roby - at - gmail.com
Occupation: Student
Visual observations, photographic observations
Vladimir Porubcan from SlovakiaPostal address: Astronomical Institute SAV, Dubravská cesta 9, SK-84228 Bratislava, Slovakia
Email: astropor - at - savba.sk
Occupation: Astronomer, Research Scientist
Richard Pucillo from United StatesPostal address: 1618 Via Undoso, Santa Maria, CA 93454, United States
Jean-Louis Rault from FrancePostal address: Société Astronomique de France, 16, rue de la Vallée, 91360 EPINAY SUR ORGE, France
Email: f6agr - at - wanadoo.fr
Occupation: Programme Manager at THALES Company
President of the radioastronomy commission of the Société Astronomique de France. IMO Radio Commission Officer. Interested in the radio phenomenons related to meteors (from VLF to VHF)
Guillermo Rego Canedo from SpainPostal address: Apartado de Correos 34, E-33010 Colloto, Asturias, Spain
Email: guillermorego - at - hotmail.com
Occupation: Self Employed
Interested in visual and telescopic observing.
Ingo Reimann from GermanyPostal address: Rönnauer Ring 38, 23570 Lübeck, Germany
Email: ingo-reimann - at - 01019freenet.de
Occupation: Teacher for physics and mathematics (retired)
Ina Rendtel from GermanyPostal address: Mehlbeerenweg 5, 14469 Potsdam, Germany
Email: ina.rendtel - at - meteoros.de
Occupation: Teacher
Philip Roberts from United StatesPostal address: Halstead Rd. 8508, Richmond, VA 23235, United States
Email: philroberts - at - verizon.net
Occupation: Lawyer
Visual observer and photographer, interested in literature.
Tom Roelandts from BelgiumPostal address: Rouwleegd 45, B-2340 Vlimmeren, Belgium
Email: tom.roelandts - at - gmail.com
Homepage Tom Roelandts: http://tomroelandts.comInterested in visual and radio observations
Paul Roggemans from BelgiumPostal address: Pijnboomstraat 25, B-2800 Mechelen, Belgium
Email: paul.roggemans - at - telenet.be
Occupation: Programmer
- Regular and very active visual meteor observer 1975-1998.
- Occasional meteor photographer 1981-1993.
- Director VVS Meteor Section 1978-1987.
- Editor WGN 1978-1986: upgraded WGN from a local Dutch newsletter into an international bimonthly journal in English.
- Created a worldwide network of meteor correspondents from 1976
onwards; these contacts were formalized with the founding of IMO in
1988.
- Involved in the planning of the very first International meteor
weekends end 1978, organizer of the IMC's in 1982, 1986 and 1993,
participant at most of the IMC's since the beginning.
- Author of the Visual Handbook (ed.1982), rewritten edition 1987 in
English and the Sky Publishing Corp. edition in 1989.
- Author of many meteor articles.
- Author of the Bibliographic Catalogue (1987) and creator of the Meteor Library database in 1988 (over 10.000 articles since 1793).
- Editor and Co-editor of several IMC Proceedings.
- Created the Visual Meteor DataBase (VMDB) in June 1988, running this
in 1988 and 1989, doing the first meteor shower analyses.
- Founding member of IMO, Secretary General 1988-1997, interim treasurer Oct.1989-May 1990. Honorary member since 1998.
Galina Ryabova from Russian FederationPostal address: Tomsk State Univ., Inst. Applied Math. Mech., pr. Lenina 36, RU-634050 Tomsk, Russian Federation
Email: ryabova - at - niipmm.tsu.ru
Occupation: Astronomer
Mathematical modeling of meteor stream formation and evolution, and bibliographic work. Also interested in photography and fragrances.
Hans Salm from BoliviaPostal address: Casilla 10030, La Paz, Bolivia
Email: hanssalm - at - yahoo.com
Occupation: Chemist
Visual observer and photographer interested in computers and software (databases). Working on ecology and soil sciences.
Leverne Sanders from CanadaPostal address: rdl-obs, 5070 Degner Road, Prince George, British Columbia V2K 5N9, Canada
Email: wsanders - at - xplornet.com
Homepage Leverne Sanders: http://users.xplornet.com/~rdlobs/Occupation: retired process control specialist
video meter capture all-sky camera
Radio detection
visual
Mario Sandri from ItalyPostal address: via Delle Maddalene, 32, 38028 Revò (TN), Italy
Email: mario.sandri - at - katamail.com
Homepage Mario Sandri: http://www.mariosandri.itOccupation: Teacher
I'm the scientific responsible of the meteor section of the Italian Amateur Radio Astronomy Group and of the Amatorial Radioastronomy Research Group of Trentino. My interestings are about radio meteor and I study in particular the Lyrids meteor shower.
Hans-Georg Schmidt from GermanyPostal address: Dr.-Mach-Str. 111, 85540 Haar, Germany
Email: ngc1023.hgs - at - web.de
Occupation: Air traffic controller
Visual observer, secretary of Bayerische Volkssternwarte e.V.
Ton Schoenmaker from NetherlandsPostal address: Meester Homanstraat 8, NL-9301 HP Roden, Netherlands
Email: schoenmaker - at - nfra.nl
Occupation: Optical Designer
I have special interest in observations of radio meteors by forward scatter.
Mike Scott from United StatesPostal address: 1050 Grandview Drive,, Ivins, UT 84738, United States
Email: mikescott - at - dsaa.com
Homepage Mike Scott: http://www.mikescottart.com/sky/default.cfmOccupation: Commercial real estate investment research
I am interested in providing observations
Rene Scurbecq from BelgiumPostal address: Heirweg 20, B-9750 Zingem, Belgium
Email: renescur - at - hotmail.com
Occupation: Agronomic engineer
Damir Segon from CroatiaPostal address: J. Rakovca 3, 52100 Pula, Croatia
Email: damir.segon - at - pu.t-com.hr
Ivan Sergey from BelarusPostal address: Ul. Mira 40-2, 222310 Molodechno, Minskaya Obl., Belarus
Email: seriv76 - at - tut.by
Jonathan Shanklin from United KingdomPostal address: 11 City Road, Cambridge CB1 1DP, United Kingdom
Email: jds - at - ast.cam.ac.uk
Yoshihiko Shigeno from JapanPostal address: Meteor Science Seminar, 5-6 Kizuki-Sumiyoshi, Kawasaki City, 211-0021, Japan
Email: cyg - at - nikon.co.jp
Occupation: System engineer
Meteor TV observation and orbit calculation
Masumi Shimizu from JapanPostal address: 83-1-507, Minegishi, Nishi,, Saitama, Saitama 331-0075, Japan
Email: masumi - at - muf.biglobe.ne.jp
Occupation: Company employee
Interested in meteors and meteorites.
Jane Sibley from United StatesPostal address: Independent Scholar, P.O. Box 123, Haddam, CT 06438-0123, United States
Email: jrsibley - at - snet.net
Occupation: Self-Employed:Writer, Lecturer, Teacher
Meteorites in folklore, folk medicine, divination, religion, superstition etc.
Milos Simek from Czech RepublicPostal address: Astronomical Institute, CZ-25165 Ondrejov, Czech Republic
Email: simek - at - asu.cas.cz
Occupation: Retired astronomer
Radar observations of meteors and their application on the formation of meteor showers and streams, interaction of ionized meteor trail with the Earth's atmosphere at the heights of radar reflections and diurnal variations of radio meteor echo parameters, study of interrelations between meteor sporadic activity and the solar activity.
Stane Slavec from SloveniaPostal address: Kajakaska c. 39, 1133 Ljubljana Brod, Slovenia
Email: stane.slavec - at - gmail.com
Occupation: food technology ing.
John Smart from United KingdomPostal address: na, Flat 10 Pitkerro Court 16 Alloway Terrace, Dundee, Angus, DD4 8AH, United Kingdom
Email: smaj460 - at - aol.com
Occupation: Retired Town Planner
Naked eye and video observation.
Nastassia Smeets from BelgiumPostal address: Raasplein 5, B-2100 Deurne, Belgium
Email: nassia - at - gmail.com
Occupation: computer science student
Walter Soto from AustraliaPostal address: 5 High Street, P.O. Box 300,, Woodend , Victoria 3442, Australia
Email: w.soto - at - me.com
Occupation: Government - Public Service
Faint magnitude meteor activity, as well as general observation.
Ulrich Sperberg from GermanyPostal address: Südbockhorn 59, 29410 Salzwedel, Germany
Email: ulrich.sperberg - at - t-online.de
Occupation: Chemist
Visual observer and photographer, special interest in meteor colors.
Christian Steyaert from BelgiumPostal address: Kruisven 66, B-2400 Mol, Belgium
Email: steyaert - at - vvs.be
Occupation: Master science engineer
Radio observations, interested in mathematics, physics, computers, and software.
Enrico Stomeo from ItalyPostal address: via Umbria 21/d, I-30037 Scorze (VE), Italy
Email: stom - at - iol.it
Homepage Enrico Stomeo: http://www.meteorstar.netOccupation: Architect
Visual, photographic, and video-ccd observer, interseted in computers and literature. other webpage.
Richard Taibi from United StatesPostal address: 7002 Coolridge Drive, Temple Hills, MD 20748, United States
Email: rjtaibi - at - hotmail.com
Occupation: Forensic and clinical psychologist
Visual observations of major meteor showers. Conduct research about the history of the American Meteor Society.
Casper ter Kuile from NetherlandsPostal address: Akker 145, NL-3732 XD De Bilt, Netherlands
Email: casper.ter.kuile - at - dmsweb.org
Homepage Casper ter Kuile: http://www.dmsweb.orgOccupation: IT-specialist at Nat. Inst. Publ. Health & Env.
Photographer (SLR 50mm, wide angle and reduction), interested in mathematics, (meteor orbits, simulation), computers and software.
Video observations. Council Member 1989. Member of the Dutch Meteor Society and Meteor Section of the Royal Dutch Association for Meteorology and Astronomy
Juraj Toth from SlovakiaPostal address: Comenius University in Bratislava, FMFI, Mlynska dolina, 84248 Bratislava, Slovakia
Email: toth - at - fmph.uniba.sk
Homepage Juraj Toth: http://www.daa.fmph.uniba.sk/toth_en.htmlOccupation: astronomer
Christopher Trayner from United KingdomPostal address: University of Leeds, 32, Moor Park Villas, Leeds, Yorks. LS6 LBZ, United Kingdom
Email: C.Trayner - at - leeds.ac.uk
Homepage Christopher Trayner: http://www.ee.leeds.ac.uk/homes/CT/Occupation: Teaching fellow
Use of CCD cameras for meteor observations.
Mihaela Triglav-Cekada from SloveniaPostal address: Streliska 9, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Email: mtriglav - at - yahoo.com
Occupation: Geodesy research
Visual observer interested in analysis of meteor radiants from plotted and video meteors.
Arnold Tukkers from NetherlandsPostal address: Th. v.d. Borchstraat 9, NL-7591 TT Denekamp, Netherlands
Email: a.tukkers - at - planet.nl
Homepage Arnold Tukkers: http://www.sterrenkids.nl/content.php?content.93Occupation: educational employee on the Cosmos Observatory
I have special interest in visual observations. Owner of a very special website for kids called Sterrenkids.
Shigeo Uchiyama from JapanPostal address: 453 Kashiwa, Kashiwa-shi, Chiba-ken 277-0005, Japan
Email: uchiyama - at - nms.gr.jp
Occupation: High School Teacher
I have special interest in visual observations (shower activity and population index) and video observations (magnitude distribution and population index). Activities include visual observations and analysis of visual observations.
Daniela Urumova from BulgariaPostal address: NAOP Nicolay Kopernik Varna, Vazrazhdane, block 16, entrance 1, ap. 20, Varna, Bulgaria
Email: pisma91 - at - abv.bg
Occupation: student
Erwin van Ballegoij from NetherlandsPostal address: De Rogge 6, NL-5384 XD Heesch, Netherlands
Email: vloetbal - at - home.nl
Occupation: Teacher of chemistry
Visual observer, also interested in variable stars and occultations.
Peter van Leuteren from NetherlandsPostal address: Deldensestraat 70, 7621 EK Borne, Netherlands
Email: p.j.van.leuteren - at - kpnmail.nl
Homepage Peter van Leuteren: http://www.blikomhoog.nlOccupation: Mathematic teacher
Visual and photographic observations and member of the Dutch Meteor Society.
Anne van Weerden from NetherlandsPostal address: St.-Maartendreef 282, NL-3564 TJ Utrecht, Netherlands
Email: anne - at - vanweerden.nl
Occupation: physics student / information specialist
Michel Vandeputte from BelgiumPostal address: Zonnebloemstraat 62, 9600 Ronse, Belgium
Email: michelvandeputte - at - hotmail.com
Jeremie Vaubaillon from FrancePostal address: CALTECH - IMCCE, 77, Avenue Denfert-Rocherau, F-75014 Paris, France
Email: vaubaill - at - imcce.fr
Homepage Jeremie Vaubaillon: http://www.imcce.fr/~vaubaill/Occupation: Post-doc
Dynamics of meteoroids in the Solar System
Valentin Velkov from BulgariaPostal address: Astr. Obs. and Planetarium, P.O.Box 120, BG-9000 Varna, Bulgaria
Email: valdvelkov - at - yahoo.com
Occupation: Astronomer in public observatory
Cis Verbeeck from BelgiumPostal address: Horststraat 89, 2370 Arendonk, Belgium
Email: cis.verbeeck - at - scarlet.be
Homepage Cis Verbeeck: http://tine-en-cis.blogspot.comOccupation: Mathematician
Visual and radio observer. Interested in mathematics, physics, and literature. Member of the public observatory Urania.
Felix Verbelen from BelgiumPostal address: Bosstraat 9, B-1910 Kampenhout, Belgium
Email: felix.verbelen - at - skynet.be
Occupation: industrial fire surveyor, now retired
Jan Verbert from BelgiumPostal address: Bosduiflaan 7, B-2540 Hove, Belgium
Email: jver - at - urania.be
Occupation: Mathematician, insurances
Coordinator for the meteor section of the observatory of Antwerp, regular visual observations
Charles Vince from United KingdomPostal address: 8 Kent Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN1 3NJ, United Kingdom
Email: charles.vince - at - btinternet.com
Occupation: SELF EMPLOYED
Visual and I have been interested in seeing radio observations on a recent Sky At Night programme with Sir Patrick Moore.
Bruno Wagner from GermanyPostal address: Egelseestr. 21, 86949 Windach, Germany
Homepage Bruno Wagner: http://www.avwm.org/StandortWindach.htmlOccupation: Software engineer
Interested in visual observations.
Bill Ward from United KingdomPostal address: University of Glasgow, Department of Electronics, Rankine Building, Oakfield Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8LT, United Kingdom
Email: b.ward - at - elec.gla.ac.uk
Robert Warren from United StatesPostal address: 61733 Locust Road, South Bend, IN 46614-9786, United States
Email: cometman_75 - at - hotmail.com
William Watson from United StatesPostal address: 771 Fletcher Street, Tonawanda, NY 14150, United States
Email: WilliamWatsonSr - at - aol.com
Occupation: Retired Science Teacher
Interested in visual observations (counts, magnitude estimates and plotting). See
http://www.amsmeteors.org/observer%20profiles.html#observer%20profiles
Wayne Watson from United StatesPostal address: Personal, 11467 Lothlorien Lane, Nevada City, CA, United States
Email: sierra_mtnview - at - sbcglobal.net
Occupation: Retired, Sciene
I am part of the Sentinel Fireball in the USA with over 50 members.
Thomas Weiland from AustriaPostal address: Ospelgasse 12-14/6/19, A-1200 Wien, Austria
Email: thomas.weiland - at - aon.at
Occupation: Geologist, Paleontologist
Visual observer. Other interests in astronomy include eclipses, transits, occultations, comets, archeastronomy and old celestial maps and globes.
Robert Weryk from CanadaPostal address: Dept. of Physics, Univ. of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond St, London ON N6A 3K7, Canada
Email: rjweryk - at - uwo.ca
Occupation: graduate student
I am interested in backscatter radar and image-intensified studies of meteors.
Richard White from United KingdomPostal address: 28 Lord Warden's Parade, Bangor BT19 1YU Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Email: richard - at - ramfihaz.co.uk
Homepage Richard White: www.ramfihaz.comOccupation: Systems Requirements Manager
Earl Wilson from United StatesPostal address: None, PO Box 830, Lone Pine, CA, United States
Email: zearl.email - at - gmail.com
Homepage Earl Wilson: NoneOccupation: Hydrology Tech-remote sensing and data aquisition
Meteors/fireballs, meteor stream dynamics, asteroids, comets, photographic/video data collection, geological evidence of impacts, archeoastronomy, computers/database processing.
Sentinel Fireball/All Sky Network - maintain three locations in California.
Member of SAS, IOTA, SETI, Planetary Society.
President - China Lake Astronomical Society.
Treasurer - Western Amateur Astronomers.
Roland Winkler from GermanyPostal address: Merseburger Str. 6, 04435 Schkeuditz, Germany
Email: roland-winkler - at - t-online.de
Occupation: Assistant Meteorologist
Visual observer and photographer, interested in scientific literature.
Jean-Marc Wislez from BelgiumPostal address: Admiraaldreef 23, B-9040 St-Amandsberg, Belgium
Email: jmwislez - at - gmail.com
Occupation: Physicist
Interested in automation of radio observations, interpretation and processing of the obtained data on the basis of physics. Occasional visual observer.
Mariusz Wisniewski from PolandPostal address: Afrykanska 10/8, PL-03-966 Warszawa, Poland
Email: marand.w - at - gmail.com
Jeff Wood from AustraliaPostal address: 4 St Kilda Road, Rivervale WA 6103, Australia
Email: jeffcwood - at - hotmail.com
Occupation: Teacher
Visual and telescopic observer, photographer, interested in mathematics, physics, literature, and fireballs.
Yasuo Yabu from JapanPostal address: Nippon Meteor Society, 878 Maruyama-cho, Omihachiman-shi, Shiga 523-0805, Japan
Occupation: Primary school teacher
Meteor observer interested in mathematics and physics, editor of the circular of the Nippon Meteor Society
Peter Zimnikoval from SlovakiaPostal address: Tatranska 6, SK-97400 Bansk Bystrica, Slovakia
Email: zimnikoval - at - gmail.com
Occupation: Public astronomer
Visual and telescopic observer, all-sky photography.
Miroslav Znasik from SlovakiaPostal address: Gerlachovska 11, SK-01008 Zilina, Slovakia
Occupation: Public astronomer
Visual and telescopic observer.