The North American Meteor Network (NAMN) was established in June 1995 as an electronic

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of people using the

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to share an interest in

meteor A meteoroid () is a small rocky or metallic body in outer space. Meteoroids are defined as objects significantly smaller than asteroids, ranging in size from grains to objects up to a meter wide. Objects smaller than this are classified as micr ...

s. With over 600 members, NAMN has three main purposes: * to recruit

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into the ranks of meteor observing * provide guidance, instructions and training in the methods of meteor observing * coordinate meteor observations in order to collect useful data for investigating sporadic and

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activity NAMN publishes a monthly newsletter ''NAMN Notes'' and co-sponsors the Global Meteor Observing Forum ''meteorobs''.

References

Recent NAMN Meteor Observations

External links

Official NAMN Website
Amateur astronomy organizations {{astronomy-stub

See also

References

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