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UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST
FACULTY OF PHYSICS Guest
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Conference: Bucharest University Faculty of Physics 2007 Meeting
Section: Atomic and Molecular Physics; Astrophysics
Title:
Meteor Observation
Authors:
Mircea Rusu,
Ruxandra Toma
Affiliation:
Faculty of Physics - University of Bucharest
E-mail
mvrusu@yahoo.com
rockxy_darknight@yahoo.com
Keywords:
meteor
Abstract:
A meteoroid is a large sand to boulder-sized particle of debris in the Solar system. The visible path of a meteoroid that enters the Earth`s (or another body`s) atmosphere is a meteor, commonly called a shooting star or falling star. Many meteors are part of a meteor shower, some of which are known as a "meteor storm" or "meteor outburst". This is a celestial event where a group of meteors are observed to radiate from one point in the sky. These meteoroids are small fragments of cosmic debris enter Earth`s atmosphere at extremely high speed. They vaporize due to friction with the air, leaving a streak of light that very quickly disappears. Most of the small fragments of cosmic debris are smaller than a grain of sand, so almost all fragments disintegrate and never hit the earth`s surface. Fragments which do contact earth`s surface are called meteorites.
I present a method used to calculate a meteor`s trajectory through the Earth`s atmosphere, using the Double Station Observation.
A practically aplication is a meteor observed in
2006, belonging to Geminide`s shower.
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