European Fireball Network
European Fireball Network is an international organization based in Central Europe (Germany and Czech Republic). Its purpose is systematic and simultaneous night observation of meteors and other nebular objects.
A network camera at Daun, Germany. The camera itself is located on top of the tripod and collects light from the reflecting hemisphere in the middle of the construction. | |
| Formation | 1959 |
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| Type | Camera network |
| Legal status | Active |
| Purpose | Record meteorite falls |
Region served | Germany, Czech Republic, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland and Austria |
Parent organization | The German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the Institute of Planetary Research in Prague (Ondřejov Observatory). |
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