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Jan162023

WGN issue 50-6

Javor Kac - 0 Comment - In: WGN, wgn

WGN50-6 — Bright fireball captured during the Tau Herculid campaign on 2022 May 31 at 06h36m59s UT from Mt. Graham Observatory, Arizona, USA.
Image courtesy: Stanislav Kaniansky.

The December 2022 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 — Call for papers
J. Kac
From the Treasurer — IMO Membership/WGN Subscription Renewal for 2023
M. Gyssens
Long-Term Studies of Major and Daytime Meteor Showers using Worldwide Radio Meteor Observations
H. Ogawa
High inclination meteor showers in December and January
J. Rendtel, S. Molau
Meteor halo phenomena — attempt at a morphological classification
P.C. Slansky
Spectroscopy during the Perseids shower maximum 2022
B. Ward

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