Crowd funding campaign for a CAMS India network
[Update: Campaign has ended. 88 people backed the project. Thank you!] The SETI Institute has...
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Author: Peter Jenniskens
The February alpha Corvid (FAC #1101) meteor shower
Abstract: Low-light video observations show a compact but weakly active meteor shower with a radiant situated in the constellation of Corvus around February 16 in recent years. This newly identified shower has been listed in the...
Read MoreNarrow shower of zeta Pavonids (ZPA, #853)
Abstract: On March 22, 2021, CAMS networks again detected the zeta Pavonid meteor shower (ZPA, #853), now demonstrating that it has an unusually short duration. The full-width-at-half-maximum duration is only 0.46 degrees in...
Read MoreBeta Tucanids (BTU #108) meteor outburst in 2021
Abstract: Last year’s surprise activity from the beta Tucanids meteor shower in the southern hemisphere was repeated this year on March 12 and 13, 2021. The beta Tucanids displayed strong activity in CAMS low-light video...
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Outburst of Gamma Crucids in 2021 (GCR, IAU#1047)
Abstract: A meteor outburst from what may be a previously unknown shower now called the gamma...
Read MoreNovember 2025
