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Re: (meteorobs) Abbreviations (LOOONG!)
At Malcolm Currie's suggestion, I also compiled a list of ORGANIZATIONS
frequently abbreviated on our list. Hope this is helpful!
IMO International Meteor Organization
WGN Official IMO periodical (stands for "Werkgroupniews")
VMDB IMO's Visual Meteor Database
IMC IMO's annual International Meteor Conference
FIDAC IMO's FIreball DAta Center
AMS American Meteor Society - founded 1911!
NAMN North American Meteor Network - AMS affiliate
MGH Meteor Group Hawaii - AMS affiliate
NJAA New Jersey Astro Assoc - AMS affiliate
BMS British Meteor Society (now defunct?)
SPA Society for Popular Astronomy (UK)
SPAMS SPA Meteor Section
BAAMS British Astronomical Association - Meteor Section
RAS Royal Astronomical Society (UK)
RASC Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
MIAC Canada's "Meteorite and Impacts Advisory Committee"
AKM Germany's "Arbeitskreis Meteore"
AMR Germany's "Arbeitsgruppe Meteore Radebeul"
SOMYCE Spanish Meteor Society
DMS Dutch Meteor Society
NVWS Dutch Assoc for Meteorology & Astronomy
WGM Meteor Section (WGM) of the "NVWS"
NMS Nippon Meteor Society
JAS Jordanian Astronomical Society
ALPOMS Assoc. of Lunar & Planetary Observers - Meteor Section
RMOB Radio Meteor Observing Bulletin
IAU International Astronomical Union
IAUC22 IAU's "Commision 22" on "Meteors and Interplanetary Dust"
AL Astronomical League (US)
ALMC AL Meteor Club
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