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Re: (meteorobs) RE: meteorobs-digest V1 #183



Hi Marc,

> That's exactly right! You must be either very creative or have an efficient subconscious 
> memory, because the European Fireball Network coordinated by Zedek Ceplecha of 
> the Ondrejov Observatory uses this exact procedure!!! By comparing the two images 
> they can derive the time of appearance of the meteor. With this information they can 
> calculate azimuths and zenith distances from the equatorial coordinates and do the 
> double-station triangulation.

at least, that's what the Czech are doing. Unfortunately, the 25 stations
that are maintained by the German DLR Institute for Planetary Exploration
do only use fixed all-sky mirror cameras. Currently there is no other way
to obtain the timing for fireballs than to wait for parallel visual
observations.
Cheers, Sirko


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