Amateur Participation in Meteor Science by Pete Gural
Channel: Northern Virginia Astronomy Club
Date: 2016-09-09

Amateurs have been making significant contributions to the world of PARI professional meteor astronomy through the collection and analysis of visual and video observations. The first part of the talk will focus on an introduction to meteors, their phenomenology, characteristics, and observing opportunities. The second part will focus on low cost instrumentation used by amateurs in the meteor field such as human eyes, video cameras, radio receivers, and spectrometers.