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http://dx.doi.org/10.5467/JKESS.2022.43.1.1

Establishment of Remote Meteor Spectroscopic Observation System and Observation Case Study  

Choi, Dong-Yeol (Laboratory of Earth Science, Daejeon Science High School)
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Journal of the Korean earth science society / v.43, no.1, 2022 , pp. 1-22 More about this Journal
Abstract
We provide a detailed description of the installation and operation of a remote spectroscopic meteor observation system at Unjangsan optical astronomy observatory. Three light-sensitive charge-coupled device cameras were installed, and two cameras had a diffraction grating attached to the front of the lens. Station employ sensitive "Watec-902H2" cameras in combination with f/1.2 lenses were installed in November 2019. Diffraction gratings for spectral observations were used at 500 l/mm. Observations were conducted from November 2019 to June 2020. We employed the SonotaCo UFO software suite for meteor detection. Subsequently, meteor spectra were analyzed using field-tested RSpec software. To analyze the observation images, astronomical calibration and photometric calibration were performed, and the chemical elements of the meteor were determined. The study results are presented along with the system setup installation and operation experience. Brief information regarding the origin of the meteor was also provided based on the results.
Keywords
spectroscopic meteor observation; diffraction grating; meteor detection;
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