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“Stars Falling to Earth”—Mental Models of Comets and Meteors [PDF]
Education SciencesThe present study examines students’ conceptions of comets and meteors using qualitative research methods. A total of 35 semi-structured interviews were conducted with students in grades 7 and 9 in Germany, aiming to gain a richer understanding of how ...
Malte S. Ubben +2 more
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The Development of a Low-Cost Fresnel Lens UV Telescope with SiPM Array for Low-Light Atmospheric Transient Detection [PDF]
SensorsThis work presents the development and experimental characterization of a compact ultraviolet (UV) telescope based on silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) designed for the detection of faint atmospheric optical tracks.
Gabriel Chiritoi, Eugeniu Mihnea Popescu
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Long-Term Continuous Double Station Observation of Faint Meteor Showers [PDF]
Sensors, 2016 Meteor detection and analysis is an essential topic in the field of astronomy. In this paper, a high-sensitivity and high-time-resolution imaging device for the detection of faint meteoric events is presented. The instrument is based on a fast CCD camera
Stanislav Vítek +3 more
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Double-Station Automatic Video Observation of the Meteors [PDF]
Advances in Astronomy, 2010 The double station observation of the meteors by means of sensitive image intensifier technique started at the Ondrejov Observatory 10 years ago. The sensitivity of such instrumentation allows detection of the meteors down to masses of fractions of gram.
Stanislav Vítek +3 more
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The Colour Analysis of Meteors Using the Desert Fireball Network [PDF]
, 2023 Meteors have long been studied to determine their origins, whether it be the initial curiosity of ‘What is this bright light streaking across the sky?’, or where these chunks of celestial rocks come from in our Solar system.
Johnson, Christopher
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Finding Fireballs in Lightning: A Daily Pipeline to Find Meteors in Weather Satellite Data
Earth and Space ScienceWeather satellite data contains a wealth of information well beyond its application to meteorology. The GOES weather satellite Geostationary Lightning Mapper instruments detect millions of lightning strikes per day.
Jeffrey C. Smith +6 more
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Atmosphere, 2023 Advancements in space exploration and sample return technology present a unique opportunity to leverage sample return capsules (SRCs) towards studying atmospheric entry of meteoroids and asteroids.
Elizabeth A. Silber +2 more
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Altitudinal dependence of meteor radio afterglows measured via optical counterparts
Geophysical Research Letters, 2016 Utilizing the all‐sky imaging capabilities of the first station of the Long Wavelength Array along with a host of all‐sky optical cameras, we have now observed 44 optical meteor counterparts to radio afterglows.
K. S. Obenberger +6 more
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