Credits & Acknowledgments
The people, resources, and contributions behind this site.
Project team
- Project supervision
- Mike Hankey, AMS Operations Manager
- Content
- Robert Lunsford and the many people who have contributed to the AMS over the years, including Jürgen Rendtel (IMO), James Richardson, James Bedient, Mike Hankey, Vincent Perlerin, Masahiro Koseki, and many others.
- Development
- Vincent Perlerin
Our thanks to everyone who has contributed their observations, expertise, and time to the American Meteor Society over the years.
FAQ references
- Adams, M. T. (1980). “Observing Falling Stars.” Mercury, March–April.
- Cook, A. F. (1973). “A Working List of Meteor Streams.” Evolution and Physical Properties of Meteoroids. NASA, United States Government Publication.
- Hey, M. H., & Rea, D. G. (1986). “Solar System / Meteors.” Encyclopedia Britannica, Vol. 27, p. 587.
- Jenniskens, P. (1994). “Meteor Stream Activity I: The Annual Streams.” Astronomy and Astrophysics, pp. 990–1013.
- Jenniskens, P. (1994). “Meteor Stream Activity II: Meteor Outbursts.” Astronomy and Astrophysics.
- McKinley, D. W. R. (1961). Meteor Science and Engineering. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co.
- McLeod, N. (1997). AMS staff correspondence.
- Meisel, D. D. (1990). “Meteor.” McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia / EST, 7th edition.
- Olivier, C. P. (1965). “Catalogue of Hourly Meteor Rates.” Smithsonian Contributions to Astrophysics, Vol. 8, No. 6.
Radiant charts
The meteor shower calendar radiant charts use sky data from d3-celestial by Olaf Frohn and map projections from D3 Geo by Mike Bostock and contributors.
We also thank the authors of the underlying astronomical catalogues for making these resources possible.