TY - JOUR
T1 - Coordinated observations of Leonids in Israel
AU - Brosch, Noah
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - Ground-based meteor observations from Israel were coordinated with the 1999 Leonid Multi-Instrument Aircraft Campaign. For the first time, a large concentration of observational means for meteor astronomy was gathered in a small country. Many observations were specifically keyed to the peak of the Leonid activity, when the predictions indicated a possibly strong storm component that would be ideally observable from the Middle East. This unique opportunity allowed us to forge collaborations with the amateur astronomers community and with high-technology industries, who contributed unique observational means. The elaborate preparations led to an unprecedented success, yielding unique observational results. Some of these are included in these proceedings, but their interpretation and incorporation in a coherent picture of the Leonid meteors is still to come.
AB - Ground-based meteor observations from Israel were coordinated with the 1999 Leonid Multi-Instrument Aircraft Campaign. For the first time, a large concentration of observational means for meteor astronomy was gathered in a small country. Many observations were specifically keyed to the peak of the Leonid activity, when the predictions indicated a possibly strong storm component that would be ideally observable from the Middle East. This unique opportunity allowed us to forge collaborations with the amateur astronomers community and with high-technology industries, who contributed unique observational means. The elaborate preparations led to an unprecedented success, yielding unique observational results. Some of these are included in these proceedings, but their interpretation and incorporation in a coherent picture of the Leonid meteors is still to come.
KW - Ground-based observations
KW - Leonids 1999
KW - Meteor
KW - Meteor shower
KW - Meteor storm
KW - Multi-Instrument Aircraft Campaign
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0034538990&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1023/a:1017061527258
DO - 10.1023/a:1017061527258
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AN - SCOPUS:0034538990
SN - 0167-9295
VL - 82-83
SP - 47
EP - 56
JO - Earth, Moon and Planets
JF - Earth, Moon and Planets
ER -