PROTO-TYPE INSTALLATION OF A DOUBLE-STATION SYSTEM FOR THE OPTICAL-VIDEO-DETECTION AND ORBITAL CHARACTERISATION OF A METEOR/FIREBALL IN SOUTH KOREA

Abstract

We give a detailed description of the installation and operation of a double-station meteor detectionsystem which formed part of a research & education project between Korea Astronomy Space ScienceInstitute (KASI) and Daejeon Science Highschool. A similar system is currently not existing in SouthKorea. A total of six light-sensitive CCD cameras were installed with three cameras at SOAO and threecameras at BOAO observatory. A double-station observation of a meteor event enables the determinationof the three-dimensional heliocentric orbit in space. This project was initiated in response to the Jinjureball event in March 2014. The cameras were installed in October/November 2014. The two stationsare identical in hardware as well as software. Each station employes sensitive \Watec-902H2" cameras incombination with relatively fast f/1.2 lenses. Various elds of views were used for measuring di erencesin detection rates of meteor events. We employed the SonotaCo UFO software suite for meteor detectionand their subsequent analysis. The system setup as well as installation/operation experience is describedand rst results are presented. We also give a brief overview of historic as well as recent meteor (fall)detections in South Korea. For more information please consult http://meteor.kasi.re.kr.