American Meteor Society

American Meteor Society

The American Meteor Society, Ltd. (AMS) is a non-profit scientific organization established to encourage and support the research activities of both amateur and professional astronomers who are interested in the field of Meteor Astronomy. Its affiliates observe, monitor, collect data on, study, and report on meteors, meteor showers, meteoric fireballs, and related meteoric phenomena. The society was founded in 1911 by Dr. Charles P. Olivier of the Leander McCormick Observatory.

ee also

*International Meteor Organization

External links

* [http://www.amsmeteors.org/ AMS Website]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Meteor shower — This article is about the falling of meteors. For the TV program, see Meteor Shower (TV series). A meteor shower is a celestial event in which a number of meteors are observed to radiate from one point in the night sky. These meteors are caused… …   Wikipedia

  • Astronomical society — There are numerous groups devoted to promoting astronomy research and education. See, for example: * [http://www.aaadelhi.org/ Amateur Astronomers Association Delhi] * [http://www.princetonastronomy.org Amateur Astronomers Association of… …   Wikipedia

  • Meteor Music Awards — Meteor Award 2010 Meteor Awards Awarded for Achievements in the Irish and international record in …   Wikipedia

  • International Meteor Organization — The International Meteor Organization (IMO) was founded in 1988 and has several hundred members. IMO was created in response to an ever growing need for international cooperation of meteor amateur work. The collection of meteor observations by… …   Wikipedia

  • Meteor Crater — For meteorite created craters in general, see Impact crater. Barringer Crater redirects here. For the crater on the Moon, see Barringer (lunar crater). Meteor Crater Also known as Barringer Crater …   Wikipedia

  • North American P-51 Mustang — P 51 redirects here. For other uses, see P51 (disambiguation). P 51 Mustang P 51 Mustangs of the 375th Fighter Squadron, 361st Fighter Group …   Wikipedia

  • Silver Meteor — A Florida bound Silver Meteor passes through Elizabeth, New Jersey with AEM 7 924. The AEM 7 will …   Wikipedia

  • Royal Dublin Society — The Royal Dublin Society (RDS) was founded on 25 June 1731 to to promote and develop agriculture, arts, industry, and science in Ireland .[1] The RDS is synonymous with its main premises in Ballsbridge in Dublin,Ireland. These premises include… …   Wikipedia

  • Meteoroid — A few shooting stars can be seen in this video from the ISS. A Perseid meteor (light streak somewhat to right of center of photo) and Milky Way. A meteoroid is a sand to …   Wikipedia

  • List of astronomy acronyms — This is a compilation of acronyms commonly used in astronomy. Most of the acronyms are drawn from professional astronomy and are used quite frequently in scientific publications. However, a few of these acronyms are frequently used by the general …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”