FIFIE - Fireball Filming Equipment: All sky imaging with video
Abstract
This contribution revolves around the construction of a video camera equipped with a fisheye lens for the observation of fireballs. The described camera Fifie (Fireball Filming Equipment) will be installed in Utrecht, centrally located in the Netherlands, being able to witness any fireball sighting above the lowlands. It is a valuable support for visual fireball reports as it can provide accurate timing. Such a camera must be seen as an addition to photographic all-sky cameras because its lower spatial resolution cannot replace them. On the other hand, the effort to make such a camera operational is reduced to a minimum. It has the potential to be used by a much larger group of meteor observers, improving the quality of a fireball network too.
- Publication:
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Proceedings of the International Meteor Conference, 22nd IMC, Bollmannsruh, Germany, 2003
- Pub Date:
- 2004
- Bibcode:
- 2004pimo.conf....8B