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A radiant map of meteor observations by the Sharjah and Al-Yahar stations during the period May 2019-April 2020.
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A sporadic-E (Es) layer is generally associated with a thin-layered
structure present in the lower ionosphere, mostly consisting of metallic
ions. This metallic ion layer is formed when meteors burn in the upper
atmosphere, resulting in the deposition of free metal atoms and ions. Many studies have attributed the presence of the Es layer to the met...
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... the meteorite is detected by two or more sites, UFOOrbit can calculate the orbit and the radiant point of the meteorite. Figure 2 shows a radiant map obtained as a result of analyses by the software. The radiant map shows radiant points on a sinusoidal projection map of the observed meteors, which is defined as the point in the sky from which the path of the observed meteor begins. ...
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... a radiant point to be plotted on the map by the software, double detection of the meteor should occur, meaning that two cameras from at least two different towers need to observe the same meteor. Figure 2 shows the radiant points of meteors observed by the Sharjah and Al-Yahar towers during the period between May 2019 and April 2020. On the map, constellations such as Orionids and Taurids are denoted as J5_Orio, J5_nTa, and sTa, respectively. ...
