Figure 1. Perseid fireball magnitude -6, August 13, 2017 at 00:58 UT. It is from 2012 that I had a (partly) clear Perseid maximum from Ermelo/The Netherlands. In t.eff. 3.23 hours I counted 119 PER, 2 SDA, 1 ANT, 2 KCG and 15...
Read MoreKoen Miskotte (1) and Michel Vandeputte (2) 1 Dutch Meteor Society k.miskotte@upcmail.nl 2 Dutch Meteor Society and Vereniging voor Sterrenkunde...
Read MoreIntroduction Just like 2015, 2016 was an excellent year to observe meteors and there were several highlights. To recall a few: of course the impressive Perseid outburst in the night of 11-12 August 2016, a spectacular fireball...
Read MoreFigure 1. Perseid fireball of magnitude -8, captured during the second peak of the Perseid outburst of August 12, 2016 at 02:15 UT. Camera; Canon 5D. Lens: Canon EF 35 mm F 1.4 lens. Exposure time: 29 s. ISO: 1600. F 2.0. The...
Read MorePeter Bus (1951-2016) It was a sad day and a great shock when the editors of eRadiant heard about the sudden death of their colleague editor, the Dutch comet and meteor observer Peter Bus. Peter passed away on June 25, 2016....
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