
PROJECTS: Networked Meteor Camera
goal of characterizing the apparent point of origin
in the sky (the radiant), total number, and size
distribution of meteors entering our atmosphere.
Hundreds of thousands of meteor orbits have
already been logged through the work of citizen
scientists and, thanks to their dedicated work, it
won’t be long before we’re talking about millions
of orbits!
HARDWARE
Although the hardware required for imaging
meteors is fairly basic, there are a few things to
keep in mind when making a meteor camera.
First, meteors are typically faint and barely
visible with the naked eye, so the camera sensor
needs to be sensitive ...