Creation of the Ukrainian meteor observation network: instruments, methods for processing, observatin possibilities

• Published in: Kosmìčna nauka ì tehnologìâ Vol. 28; no. 4; pp. 39 - 70
• Main Authors: Golubaev, A. V., Gorbanev, Yu. M., Shulga, O. V., Andreev, О. А., Bushuev, F. I., Vidmachenko, A. P., Hrudynin, B. O., Zhilyaev, B. E., Kaliuzhnyi, M. P., Kozak, P. M., Kulichenko, M. O., Malynovskyi, Ye. V., Mozgova, А. М., Savchuk, S. G., Steklov, A. F., Sumaruk, Yu. P., Yankiv-Vitkovska, L. M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 09.08.2022
• ISSN: 1561-8889; 2518-1459
• DOI: 10.15407/knit2022.04.039

The development of meteor astronomy in modern Ukraine is considered. The specificity of meteor observation methods requires, first of all, the organization of a network of corresponding observation points. To achieve this goal, it is proposed to combine the scientific and technical capabilities of participating organizations in the form of the Ukrainian Meteor Observation Network (UMON). UMON is a set of two or more permanent observation stations located on the territory of Ukraine, which have the hardware and software for basic and one-sided observations of meteors in different wavelength ranges and conduct such observations. UMON aims to solve important problems of meteor research, structure and evolution of meteor streams and showers, the interaction of meteoroids with the Earth’s atmosphere and their chemical composition. The scientific and technical products of UMON stations are the results of high-precision basic or one-sided observations of meteors in different wavelength ranges, as well as of fundamental and applied scientific and technical research.