The 41st Meteor Conference 2000
The 41st Meteor Conference 2000 promoted by AMOTA in Kinugawa Spa Resort was successfully over.
This Conference was held as the annual meeting of the Nippon Meteor Society from 26th to 28th August in Tochigi Pref. about 100 km far from Tokyo.
About 90 participants, from young student to adult, including 2 astronomers of China joined to this Conference where below dedicated speeches and presentations were filled.
- 1. General View for Leonids 1999
- 1-1. Keynote Presentation:
- Preliminary Results of 1998-1999 NASA Leonids Multi-instrument Aircraft Campaign Missions
- By Dr. Hajime YANO,
- The Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
- 1-2. KINOSHITA-Project
- By Mr. Satoshi UEHARA
- 1-3. Overview of the Visual Observation
- By Mr. Shouichi TANAKA
- 1-4. Results of the Leonids 1999 by HAM Radio Observation
- By Mr. Hiroshi OGAWA
- 1-5. Overview of the Photo Observation
- By Dr. Daiyu ITO
- 1-6. Leonids 1999 Meteor Shower Observations by the Enlisted Students of the High Schools in Global Wide
- By Mr. Hiroshi OGAWA
- 2. Invited Review
- 2-1. Analysis of the 1998 Leonids on a Basis of Observations in China and Japan
- By Prof. XU Pinxin,
- The Purple Mountain Observatory, China
- 3. Other Presentations
- 3-1 Leonids 1999 Recorded as Video Images in Saji Observatory
- By Mr. Atsushi MIYAMOTO et al
- 3-2 Daytime Fireballs Recorded in China and Japan
- By Dr. Ichiro HASEGAWA
- 3-3 The Meteor Orientation Promoted by AMOTA Last 20 years
- By Mr. Yoshikazu WATANABE
- 3-4 Astro-Classroom for High School Students of the World
- By Hiroshi OGAWA et al
- 3-5 The Ultra Violet and Near Infra-Red Spectra of Meteor Train
- By Mr. Satoshi SUZUKI
- 3-6 The Report of the Leonids 1999 Observed by Video Camera with II in Egypt
- By Mr. Masao KINOSHITA et al
- 3-7 Unusual TV Meteor
- By Mr. Yoshihiko SHIGENO
- 3-8 Spectroscopic Observation of Quadrantids Meteors
- By Dr. Shinsuke ABE et al
- 3-9 Leonids Meteor Train Multiple Station Observing Campaign 2000
- By Masayuki Toda and Mr. Masayuki YAMAMOTO
- 3-10 The Study of the Distribution of the Apparent Points of the Appearance of Meteors
- By Ms. Hiromi MITAMURA and Ms. Satomi YOKOCHI
- 3-11 The Summary Reports of the HRO Observation for Lirids and Aquarids
- By Ms. Misugi INAGAKI
- 3-12 The Chemical Evolution of the Dusts in the Solar System and the Mechanism of the Lasting Based on the Observation Concerning Meteor Spectrum
- By Dr. Shinsuke ABE et al
- 3-13 The Summary Report for the Leonid Fireballs Observed in the Daytime in Japan on 18th November in 1999
- By Mr. Kanryu SERIZAWA et al
- 3-14 The Activity of the Alpha Boot Shower in May
- By Mr. Takema HASHIMOTO
- 3-15 Overview of Spectroscopic Network Observation for Loenids in 1999
- By Dr. Noboru EBIZUKA et al
- 3-16 EUSO: UV Observation of Meteor in Atmosphere
- By Dr. Paolo SCARSI et al
Other discussions, workshops and seminars were also held as the parts of the programs in the Conference.
At the end of the Conference, the actual plan of the 42nd Conference in the next year in Shinshu was introduced by Mr. Chikara SHIMODA, the main coordinator of that Conference in 2001.
In addition to the 41st Meteor Conference 2000, the below Meteor Conferences in the past were actually promoted by AMOTA or AMOTA related persons as the chief of the executive committee.
The 13th in 1972 at Sendai by Mr. Kazuo SANO
The 18th in 1977 at Tottori by Mr. Akihiko KAWAGOE
The 19th in 1978 at Chichibu by Ms. Kazuko SAITO
The 21st in 1980 at Gotenba by Mr. Yoshikazu WATANABE
The 25th in 1984 at Hachioji by AMOTA.
The 27th in 1986 at Shuzenji by Mr. Masaaki TAKANASHI
The 32nd in 1991 at Sendai by Mr. Yasuhiro TONOMURA
The 33rd in 1992 at Haruna by Mr. Kiyoshi IZUMI
The 36th in 1995 at Tokyo by AMOTA.
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