Society for Popular Astronomy

The Jodrell Bank Observatory web site now has a link to some wonderful recollections from Sir Bernard Lovell.

http://www.webofstories.com/gl/bernard.lovell

Of particular interest, to radio-meteor observers, are the following clips, from part 8, regarding the early meteor work carried out at Jodrell Bank Observatory.

76. Work on meteors at Jodrell Bank: getting started
77. Work on meteors at Jodrell Bank: Manning Prentice
78. Work on meteors at Jodrell Bank: observing the Giacobinid meteor shower of 1946
79. Work on meteors at Jodrell Bank: measuring the velocity of sporadic meteors (Part 1)
80. Work on meteors at Jodrell Bank: measuring the velocity of sporadic meteors (Part 2)
81. Work on meteors at Jodrell Bank: discovering daytime meteor showers
82. Work on meteors at Jodrell Bank: looking at fluctuations

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David Entwistle