Working group meteors

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Working group meteors
(AKM)
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legal form registered association
founding 1990
main emphasis Halos , meteors , polar lights , glowing night clouds , atmospheric phenomena
Action space Germany , Europe
Members ~ 90 (2018)
Website www.meteoros.de

Coordinates: 52 ° 24 ′ 0 ″  N , 13 ° 4 ′ 0 ″  E The working group Meteore eV (AKM) is an association for the investigation and research of atmospheric phenomena, the promotion of science and research, as well as for the coordination and planning of amateur astronomical research consists of interested parties, amateur meteorologists and experts. He is one of 17 specialist groups of the Vereinigung der Sternfreunde (VdS).

History and fields of activity

The AKM was co-founded in 1975 by Jürgen Rendtel , from 1978 it was organized in the Kulturbund der GDR , in 1990 it was registered as an association. At the turn of the year 1997/98 the then independent specialist group Meteors (FGM) of the VdS merged with the AKM. It is based in Potsdam and had 70 members in 2004, and around 80 in 2017. There are currently around 40 active meteor observers working at the AKM.

Since 1990, the association has been collecting information on atmospheric phenomena such as halos , polar lights , meteors , fireballs and glowing night clouds on its own website and in the associated forum . The AKM publishes the METEOROS newsletter on a monthly basis .

The AKM is often in the public eye, particularly through the website polarlicht- prediction.de , which is operated by the AKM and provides graphical information on the forecast of northern lights. After particularly strong northern lights, the photos, videos and reports are picked up by the media, especially the photos are highlighted.

Once a year the AKM organizes a seminar in which the results are presented and the atmospheric highlights of the year are presented. In addition, regular meetings of the individual observer groups as well as observation camps and excursions take place. The AKM offers a calendar and observation instructions for monitoring metor flows .

Reports on aurora observations and fireballs can be sent to the AKM. The association has been systematically collecting observation data on glowing night clouds since the late 1980s.

The working group was among other things already in the United States , China , the Mongolia and Korea to site data to Leonids - meteor showers to collect.

Meteor video network

In March 1999, the AKM founded an automated video network for meteor observation. Due to its international orientation, the network was renamed IMO Video Meteor Network in 2004 . In December 2013 the network comprised 88 cameras in 16 different countries. The AKM video network is used, among other things, to determine the fall area of ​​possible meteorite falls. In March 2016, the fall area of ​​a meteor observed on March 6, 2016 could be determined with the help of the video network. The meteorite was found on March 12, 2016 in the calculated area near Stubenberg and has been called the Stubenberg meteorite since then . Furthermore, new meteor streams and eruptions could be detected with the help of the network.

Halos

The AKM systematically monitors and documents the occurrence of halo phenomena . To evaluate the observations, the so-called halo key was developed. This contains all relevant observation data such as the location of the observer, types of halos that have occurred, current cloud cover or the cause of the halo. With the help of the collected observations, a monthly halo activity is calculated. Thus, a long-term relationship between the frequency of halos and the climate can be established. A specially developed program is used for the evaluation.

aims

The objectives of the AKM are described in the statutes as follows:

  • the promotion of science and research
  • enable members to study meteors, halos, polar lights (aurorae) and other phenomena in the atmosphere,
  • the coordination of amateur astronomical research in the areas mentioned,
  • the support of suitable observer networks,
  • to ensure the availability of observation data for scientific purposes,
  • the promotion of information exchange and cooperation at national and international level,
  • the popularization of the results of our own studies and international research in the above-mentioned areas.

Newsletter

The AKM newsletter is called METEOROS and is usually published monthly. The magazine has existed since 1998 and deals with current topics, discusses publications that have occurred in the previous month and provides data and facts from various counts and researches. Observation data on meteor streams and evaluations of visual and photographic meteorological recordings are published in the newsletter . In addition, detailed evaluations of the occurrence of halo phenomena and the associated halo activity are published at regular intervals. Newsletters older than 1 year can be freely downloaded as PDF files.

Web links

Individual evidence

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  11. ^ Neil Bone: Aurora: Observing and Recording Nature's Spectacular Light Show . Springer , New York 2007, ISBN 978-0-387-68469-7 , pp. 159 , doi : 10.1007 / 978-0-387-68469-7 .
  12. ↑ PS Gural, Peter Jenniskens, M. Koop, M. Jones, J. Houston-Jones, D. Homan, J. Richardson: The relative activity of the 2001 Leonid storm peaks and implications for the 2002 return . In: Advances in Space Research . tape 33 , no. 9 , January 22, 2004, p. 1501-1506 , doi : 10.1016 / j.asr.2003.03.001 .
  13. ↑ International Meteor Organization: IMO Video Meteor Network Homepage. Retrieved January 28, 2017 .
  14. ↑ Jürgen Rendtel: Amateur Meteor Work. June 6, 2016, accessed February 6, 2017 .
  15. ↑ Working Group meteors eV: Halo keys. Retrieved January 27, 2017 .
  16. ^ Arbeitskreis Meteore eV: Bylaws of the Arbeitskreis Meteore eV March 21, 2015, accessed on January 24, 2017 .
  17. ↑ Information on Meteoros. In: Working group meteors. Retrieved January 29, 2017 .