The 2011 Draconids: the first European airborne meteor observation campaign
On 8 October 2011, the Draconid meteor shower (IAU #8#8 , DRA) was predicted to cause two brief outbursts of meteors, visible from locations in Europe. For the first time, a European airborne meteor observation campaign was organized, supported by ground-based observations. Two aircraft were deploye...
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ftutahsudc:oai:digitalcommons.usu.edu:ail_pubs-1006 2024-01-14T10:08:25+01:00 The 2011 Draconids: the first European airborne meteor observation campaign Vaubaillon, Jeremie Koten, Pavel Margonis, Anastasios Toth, Juraj Rudawska, Regina Gritsevich, Maria Zender, Joe McAuliffe, Jonathan Pautet, Pierre-Dominique Jenniskens, Peter Koschny, Detlef Colas, Francois Bouley, Sylvain Maquet, Lucie Leroy, Arnaud Lecacheux, Jean Borovicka, Jiri Oberst, Jürgen Watanabe, J. Springer Verlag 2015-02-01T08:00:00Z https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/ail_pubs/7 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11038-014-9455-5 unknown Hosted by Utah State University Libraries https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/ail_pubs/7 doi:10.1007/s11038-014-9455-5 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11038-014-9455-5 Copyright for this work is held by the author. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user. For more information contact the Institutional Repository Librarian at digitalcommons@usu.edu. Publications meteors draconids 21P/Giacobini–Zinner comet dust trail orbit atmospheric entry double-station observations spectroscopy Atmospheric Sciences text 2015 ftutahsudc https://doi.org/10.1007/s11038-014-9455-5 2023-12-21T18:41:20Z On 8 October 2011, the Draconid meteor shower (IAU #8#8 , DRA) was predicted to cause two brief outbursts of meteors, visible from locations in Europe. For the first time, a European airborne meteor observation campaign was organized, supported by ground-based observations. Two aircraft were deployed from Kiruna, Sweden, carrying six scientists, 19 cameras and eight crew members. The flight geometry was chosen such that it was possible to obtain double-station observations of many meteors. The instrument setup on the aircraft as well as on the ground is described in full detail. The main peak from 1900-dust ejecta happened at the predicted time and at the predicted rate. The second peak was observed from the earlier flight and from the ground, and was caused most likely by trails ejected in the nineteenth century. A total of 250 meteors were observed, for which light curve data were derived. The trajectory, velocity, deceleration and orbit of 35 double station meteors were measured. The magnitude distribution index was high, as a result of which there was no excess of meteors near the horizon. The light curve proved to be extremely flat on average, which was unexpected. Observations of spectra allowed us to derive the compositional information of the Draconids meteoroids and showed an early release of sodium, usually interpreted as resulting from fragile meteoroids. Lessons learned from this experience are derived for future airborne meteor shower observation campaigns. Text Kiruna Utah State University: DigitalCommons@USU Kiruna Earth, Moon, and Planets 114 3-4 137 157 |
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On 8 October 2011, the Draconid meteor shower (IAU #8#8 , DRA) was predicted to cause two brief outbursts of meteors, visible from locations in Europe. For the first time, a European airborne meteor observation campaign was organized, supported by ground-based observations. Two aircraft were deployed from Kiruna, Sweden, carrying six scientists, 19 cameras and eight crew members. The flight geometry was chosen such that it was possible to obtain double-station observations of many meteors. The instrument setup on the aircraft as well as on the ground is described in full detail. The main peak from 1900-dust ejecta happened at the predicted time and at the predicted rate. The second peak was observed from the earlier flight and from the ground, and was caused most likely by trails ejected in the nineteenth century. A total of 250 meteors were observed, for which light curve data were derived. The trajectory, velocity, deceleration and orbit of 35 double station meteors were measured. The magnitude distribution index was high, as a result of which there was no excess of meteors near the horizon. The light curve proved to be extremely flat on average, which was unexpected. Observations of spectra allowed us to derive the compositional information of the Draconids meteoroids and showed an early release of sodium, usually interpreted as resulting from fragile meteoroids. Lessons learned from this experience are derived for future airborne meteor shower observation campaigns. |
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Vaubaillon, Jeremie Koten, Pavel Margonis, Anastasios Toth, Juraj Rudawska, Regina Gritsevich, Maria Zender, Joe McAuliffe, Jonathan Pautet, Pierre-Dominique Jenniskens, Peter Koschny, Detlef Colas, Francois Bouley, Sylvain Maquet, Lucie Leroy, Arnaud Lecacheux, Jean Borovicka, Jiri Oberst, Jürgen Watanabe, J. |
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