Visual Workshop - Program

Wednesday August 29

Chair: Cis Verbeeck

14:00 Introduction Cis Verbeeck
14:10 Recent enhancements of the online visual form Vincent Perlerin
14:30 Guidelines: how to analyze meteor showers from visual observations? Jürgen Rendtel
15:20 Discussion: Optimal bin size algorithms and formulas Kristina Veljkovic
15:40 Live ZHRs on the IMO website Vincent Perlerin
16:00 Coffee break
16:30 Tutorial on shower analysis routines in MetFns Kristina Veljkovic
17:00 Preliminary analysis of Perseids 2016 using the VMDB and MetFns Jürgen Rendtel and Kristina Veljkovic
18:30 End

Thursday August 30

Chair: Jürgen Rendtel and Kristina Veljkovic

09:00 Hands-on analysis of Perseids 2016 using the VMDB and MetFns
Small groups working on:
  • Effect of experienced vs. all observers
  • Perception coefficient
  • Effect of poor vs. good observing conditions
  • Outlier rejection
  • Effect of the zenith exponent
  • Error propagation
  • Optimal bin size algorithm
10:30 Coffee Break
11:00 Hands-on analysis of Perseids 2016 using the VMDB and MetFns – continued
Each group gets a new assignment from the list above.
12:30 Lunch

Chair: Cis Verbeeck

14:00 Wrap-up: Comparing the results, conclusion on the Perseids 2016.
15:45 Coffee Break
16:15 Discussion: Koen Miskotte’s Perseids 2016 analysis Cis Verbeeck
17:00 Comparison to other Perseids 2016 observations: video, radio,... Cis Verbeeck
17:15 Discussion: Perseids 2016 publication?
18:00 End