GROUND BASED NETWORK
FRIPON
The Fireball Recovery and InterPlanetary Observation Network is an International Consortium that developed a global fireball network. It started in 2014 and is coordinated by the Paris Observatory (IMCCE / Institute of celestial mechanics and ephemeris calculations). To date, the network counts more than 350 stations, some of which are deployed in Central Europe.
TYPE OF INSTRUMENT
All-sky cameras
N° OF STATIONS
17 in CE, >350 worlwide
LOCATION
Worldwide
COORDINATES
See the map
MEASUREMENT POINT
Diverse
STATUS
Operational
DATA AVAILABILITY
Yes, images of the last two days (historical and calibrated data on request)
TIME RANGE
Since 2015
FREQUENCY OF MEASUREMENT
Each 10 minutes
DATA PUBLISHING FREQUENCY
Daily
DATA PUBLISHING DELAY
None
OWNER
FRIPON Consortium
MORE INFORMATION
CALIBRATED DATA
No
MEASUREMENT UNIT
n/a
WAVELENGTH RANGE
300 – 1000 nm
FIELD-OF-VIEW
All-sky
POINTING DIRECTION
Zenith
DATA VISUALISATION
No
DATA DOWNLOAD
Yes
DATA FORMAT
FITS, JPEG
DATA POLICY
Free of use for education or non commercial purpose only. ©FRIPON
CONTACTS
FRIPON
FURTHER REFERENCES
– Scientific article on the FRIPON network
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