AMOS - SHOOTING STAR FINDER
Ref: 21-4201
The system Shooting Star Finder consists of fish-eye lens, image intensifier, projected lens and digital
video camera. The whole system is protected by outer and inner housing and monitoring by detectors
of temperature (inside, outside), rain and illumination of the sky. The system is design for meteor
observation, but could be used for meteorological, geophysical, aviation or satellite observations.
The network
The Shooting Star Finder cameras systematically
monitor meteor activity in the Slovak Video Meteor
Network (SVMN) at three locations at present, AGO
Modra, Arboretum T. Mlyňany, Kysucké Nové Mesto
Observatory, Važec stations. More stations are
planned to be built in central and eastern part of
Slovakia as well as in Canary Islands and in Chile. The
operation of cameras is semi-automatic and needs
electric power and internet connection.
Mobility
The internal part of system is portable (weight of 6.5
kg, size 50 x 25 cm) and suitable for expeditions from
the ground or research planes.
Efficiency
The