Results from the AIM-IT Meteor Tracking System |
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| Authors: | Peter S Gural Peter M Jenniskens George Varros |
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| Institution: | (1) Science Applications International Corporation, 4501 Daly Drive, Suite 400, Chantilly, VA 20151, USA;(2) SETI Institute, 515 N. Whisman Road, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA;(3) Indyne Corporation, 6862 Elm Street, Suite 700, McLean, VA 22101, USA |
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| Abstract: | The recent development and data collection results of the Astrobiology Instrumentation for Meteor Imaging and Tracking (AIM-IT)
system, has demonstrated an ability to point narrow field-of-view instruments at transient events such as meteors. AIM-IT
uses the principle of tracking moving objects via a paired set of relay mirrors along with an integrated hardware/software
solution, to acquire and track meteors in real-time. Development of the instrument has progressed from a prototype rocker-box
system through more recent use of a fast response mirror system during several meteor shower campaigns. Several narrow field
of view instruments have been deployed using AIM-IT including high spatial resolution video, high frame rate video, and meteor
spectrographic equipment. Analysis of the imagery shows evidence for meteor fragmentation in as many as 20% of the meteors
tracked thus far. The success of the AIM-IT technology in tracking meteors during their luminous flight provides a new tool
in enhancing the capabilities and data volume that can be obtained with existing narrow field of view instruments. |
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| Keywords: | Meteor meteor instrumentation meteor tracking meteor imaging meteor spectroscopy |
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