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REseau Français d'ObseRvation de MEtéores

Welcome on the French Meteor Observation Network (REseau Français d'ObseRvation de MEtéores, REFORME)

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Presently active meteor showers :

• gamma-Normids (GNO): maximum predicted on March 14th (ZHR = 6), radiant located in Norma, impossible to monitor from European sites

Last observed fireballs :

• 02/21, 22hTU, observed from Western France, Normandy and Eastern France
• 02/11, 01h30 UT, observed from Western France
• 01/31, 21h UT, observed from South-Western France
• 01/24, 06h47 UT, observed from Eastern France
• 01/17, 21h07 UT, observed from Southern France
• 01/12, 18h17 UT, observed and filmed from Southern UK
• 12/24, 16h25 UT, atmospheric reentry of a Soyuz rocket stage, observed and filmed from France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxemburg, Germany, Switzerland and Italy
• 12/17, 22h20 UT, observed from North-Eastern France
• 12/14, 22h45 UT, observed from Brittany
• 12/14, 20h20 UT, observed from South-Eastern France
• 12/09, 18h15 UT, Mv = -4, observed from South-Western France
• 12/07, 17h15 UT, observed from Northern France
• 12/05, ~17h UT, observed from Eastern France
• 11/26, 20h48 UT, observed from South-Western France
• 11/26, 16h45 UT, observed from Belgium
• 11/26, 04h20 UT, observed from Brittanny
• 11/26, 03h52 UT, Mv = -10, observed and filmed from Belgium, Northern France and Southern UK
• 11/21, 20h15 UT, observed from South-Western France
• 11/10, 19h22 UT, observed from Northern France
• 11/09, 18h15 UT, observed from Western France

  Previous fireballs

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Website content :

• Who are we?
• Physics of meteors and showers
• Visual observations
• Radio observations
• Photography, video
• Fireballs
• Observing campaigns
• Last news
• Lectures, activities and animations
  • Not to miss: 2011 IMC, from September 15th to 18th, in Sibiu, Romainia !

Links to other general websites about meteors

• International Meteor Organization (IMO)
• North American Meteor Network (NAMN)
• Meteor Showers Online (Gary Kronk)

European neighbouring networks

• Belgium : Urania - Meteor section
• Finland : Astronomical Society - Meteor section (URSA)
• France : Base des Observateurs Amateurs de Météore (BOAM)
• Italy : Unione Astrofili Italiani Sezione Meteore (UAI-sm), Circolo Astrofili Talmassons
• Norway : Norwegian Astronomical Society - Meteor section
• Netherlands : Werkgroep Meteoren der NVWS (WGM), Dutsch Meteor Society (DMS), Equipe Delphinus (DMS)
• Poland : Polish Fireball Network
• Slovenia : MBK Team
• Spain : Spanish Photographic Meteor Network (SPMN), Sociedad de Observadores de Meteoros y Cometas de Espana (SOMYCE)
• United Kingdom: Society for Popular Astronomy - Meteor Section (SPAMS), British Astronomical Association - Meteor Section (BAA)

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