Meteor Outbursts - Amateur Visual Observations are more valuable than ever
1998 was one of the most exciting years ever for meteor observers. No less than three showers (the Pons-Winneckids, the Giacobinids and the Leonids) gave...
Meteorite, a rock from space: A planetarium adventure for children
At the Museum of the Science and the Cosmos (MCC, La Laguna, Tenerife) there is a small planetarium. All the different planetarium shows are carried out...
Method for the determination of density and phase functions of interplanetary dust
A method of determination of the scattered light intensity by a unit volume of interplanetary space is presented. From ground-based zodiacal light measurements...
MG II spectra of late type stars used to probe the LISM
IUE spectra of Mg II h and k in late type dwarfs and giants were used to detect and measure absorption components due to the LISM. This technique gives a method...