Fireball atmospheric trajectory over Portugal A long and slow trail meteor with an absolute magnitude estimated over -5 (fireball), captured on 25th October under high clouds condition by five PMN (Portuguese Meteor Network)...
Read MoreThe latest information of Orionids 2016 was updated as following. This result was provided by using worldwide radio meteor osebrvation. This result was calculated by Mr.Hirofumi SUGIMOTO. In addition, the annual variations of...
Read MoreDuring this period the moon reaches it last quarter phase on Saturday October 22nd. At this time the moon will be located 90 degrees west of the sun and will rise between 2300 and midnight local summer time (LST). This weekend the moon will interfere with viewing the maximum of the Orionid meteor shower but circumstances are much better than viewing during a full moon. Simply make certain you view with the moon at your back so that the lunar glare does not impede your vision. As the week progresses the moon becomes less of a problem as the phase wanes and it rises later in the morning with each passing night.
Read MoreRecently we build a program to assist double cameras coverage configuration. The DOCCA (double camera configuration assistant) software is in its first version, and is based on mathematica language, but yet helps the network to...
Read MoreOn 20 October, two cameras of Exoss project – Vix1 and Vix3 station – registered a fireball crossing over the middle north of Espirito Santo State, in Brazil. It happened at 05:56:18 UTC, just one day before the Orionids...
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