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- eMeteorNews 4:1 (eMetN, January 2019 issue)
- eMeteorNews 3:5 (eMetN, November 2018 issue)
- eMeteorNews 3:4 (eMetN, August 2018 issue)
- eMeteorNews 3:3 (eMetN, June 2018 issue)
- eMeteorNews 3:2 (eMetN, April 2018 issue)
- eMeteorNews 3:1 (eMetN, January 2018 issue)
- eMeteorNews 2:4 (eMetN, November 2017 issue)
- eMeteorNews 2:3 (eMetN, July 2017 issue)
- eMeteorNews 2:2 (eMetN, May 2017 issue)
- eMeteorNews 2:1 (eMetN, March 2017 issue)
- eMeteorNews 1:4 (eMetN, January 2017 issue)
- eMeteorNews 1:3 (eMetN, October 2016 issue)
- eMeteorNews 1:2 (eMetN, August 2016 issue)
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From the content of the January 2020 issue:
Meteorite-producing stream of the tau-Cetids and a meteorite dropping fireball over Poland
Alexandra Terentjeva and Galina Bolgova…………………………………………………………………………………………………. 1
Phoenicids (PHO#254) activity in 2019
Paul Roggemans, Carl Johannink and Pierre Martin………………………………………………………………………………….. 4
Likely alpha Monocerotids (AMO#246) outburst on the morning of November 22, 2019
Esko Lyytinen and Peter Jenniskens…………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 11
Alpha Monocerotids (AMO#246) outburst 2019
Paul Roggemans, J. Andreas (Andy) Howell and Tioga Gulon…………………………………………………………………….. 13
Draconids (DRA#009) video results on 8 October 2019
Mikhail Maslov………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 19
Leonids (LEO#013) 2019 possible activity enhancements
Mikhail Maslov………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 20
December alpha Aurigids (DAR#258)
Paul Roggemans…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 21
Perseids 2019: another peak in activity around solar longitude 141.0?
Koen Miskotte and Michel Vandeputte…………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 25
2019 Camelopardalid (CAM#451) outburst as seen by Global Meteor Network stations in New Mexico
Denis Vida and Peter Eschman……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 30
The IAU working list of meteor shower
Paul Roggemans……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 33
Northern Taurids (NTA#017) preliminary analysis based on IMO data 1989-2019
Ivan Sergei…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 35
Infrasound detection of bolide 20191013_221816
Stefano Sposetti, Beat Booz, Jochen Richert, Jonas Schenker and Roger Spinner………………………………………… 38
Bright fireball over North-East of France on 2019 October 13
Tioga Gulon…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 41
Midsummer meteor observations from the Netherlands
Koen Miskotte………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 44
The Perseids 2019 from Ermelo, the Netherlands
Koen Miskotte………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 47
Autumn observations 2019
Pierre Martin…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 50
Radio meteors September 2019
Felix Verbelen………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 53
Radio meteors October 2019
Felix Verbelen………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 60
Radio meteors November 2019
Felix Verbelen………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 67
Radio and photographic meteor monitoring in September 2019
Ivan Sergei…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 74
Radio and photographic meteor monitoring in October 2019
Ivan Sergei…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 76
Radio meteor monitoring in November 2019
Ivan Sergei…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 80
CAMS Florida events Autumn 2019
J. Andreas (Andy) Howell………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 84
September 2019 report CAMS BeNeLux
Paul Roggemans……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 85
October 2019 report CAMS BeNeLux
Paul Roggemans……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 87
November 2019 report CAMS BeNeLux
Paul Roggemans……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 89
An ordinary Geminid fireball
Gábor Kővágó……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 91
