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Mission statement - GFO, the Global Fireball Observatory, is a global network of all-sky cameras to help recover meteorites with measured entry orbits.

eye Report fireball sightings here.

Camera Sites:
03 + Lick Observatory
(Kostas Chloros)
04 + Mnt. Umunhum
(Lance Ginner)
05 + El Cajon
(Bob Lunsford)
09 + Tehachapi
(Sean Spratt)
19 - Auburn
(Jon Richards)
20 - Beverly Hills
(Jason Utas)
21 + Sunnyvale
(Jim Albers)
22 + Rancho Mirage Obs.
(Eric McLaughlin)
24 - Carson City
(Tom Herring)
25 - Hawthorne
(Cheri Clendenning and Sky Lockwood)
30 + ATA
(Jon Richards)
31 + Chico
(Jim Collins)
N38 - Apple Valley
(Ryan Dorcey)
N39 + Fresno State
(Fred Ringwald)

Meteorite falls:
White Mountains (2016-06-02)
Creston fall (2015-10-24)
Chelyabinsk fall (2013-02-15)
Novato fall (2012-10-17)
Sutter's Mill fall (2012-04-22)

Report possible meteorite finds in the GFO network: Petrus.M.Jenniskens@nasa.gov

Contacts:

Dr. Peter Jenniskens,
SETI Institute,
GFO USA-W Coordinator
[email];
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Jim Albers,
GFO USA-W Operations

Instructions:

DFN Wiki

The SETI Institute collaborates in this effort with NASA SERVII Australia partner Curtin University.

Phil Bland,
GFO PI, Curtin University

Brian Day,
NASA SERVII POC

Nick Moskovitz,
GFO LO-CAMS coordination

Related efforts:

Peter S. Gural,
Tracking camera
[email]

Robert Citron,
Meteorite hunting drones

Captured fireballs:

Date: Time(UTC): Stations:
2019-12-28 121029 22,N38
2019-12-27 070528 31,30
2019-12-23 031828 04,21
2019-12-23 014726 04,21
2019-12-14 081259 22,N38
2019-12-13 115528 22,N38
2019-12-09 020657 30,31,24
2019-11-24 021329 05,22
2019-11-23 071359 22,09,N38
2019-11-21 105357 31,30
2019-11-19 102329 22,05
2019-11-18 105128 03,04,09,21,30
2019-11-18 105128 31,30
2019-11-18 081459 30,03,04,21,24
2019-11-17 120729 03,04,24
2019-11-17 100357 22,05
2019-11-16 094327 03,24,31
2019-11-16 075259 30,31,24
2019-11-16 073459 30,31,24
2019-11-16 055728 24,30,31,04
2019-11-15 131728 05,22
2019-11-13 092128 24,30,31
2019-11-13 085327 30,24
2019-11-12 130958 N38,22
2019-11-12 091857 24,30
2019-11-10 022927 30,24
2019-11-09 121830 03,04
2019-11-08 133532 30,31,03,04,24
2019-11-08 115727 30,31
2019-11-07 070429 30,24
2019-11-05 123333 30,31
2019-11-05 070958 N38,05
2019-11-05 065959 30,31,24
2019-11-03 062757 24,30
2019-11-02 075627 N38,09,03,04,21,30
2019-10-30 073729 03,04,31
2019-10-26* 125958 05,N38
2019-10-26 041227 22,N38,05
2019-10-23 065428 04,03,21,31
2019-10-23 031028 04,21,31
2019-10-21 122358 30,31
2019-10-20* 040158 03,31
2019-10-16 072228 22,05,N38
2019-10-12 124928 30,31
2019-10-11 023259 30,31
2019-10-08 085927 30,31
2019-10-08 074658 30,31
2019-10-08 053728 30,31
2019-10-08 032658 09,N38
2019-10-07 071858 03,04,21
2019-10-05 102959 03,31,30,21
2019-10-05 044858 31,30
2019-10-01 120359 03,04,21
2019-10-01* 092659 22,09,22,N38
2019-09-21 103629 03,04,21
2019-09-21 085829 22,N38
2019-09-20 043357 03,04
2019-09-18 040458 03,04
2019-09-18* 033158 03,09,21,N38
2019-09-11 101759 03,04
2019-09-02 115258 03,04,21
2019-09-01 045858 09,22,N38
2019-08-31 035127 05,22
2019-08-14 124027 21,04
2019-08-14 093126 22,05,N38
2019-08-14 085829 09,N38
2019-08-14 085426 22,05,N38
2019-08-14 083656 22,05,N38
2019-08-14 072658 30,31
2019-08-13 091559 22,09,05
2019-08-13 075259 22,N38
2019-08-11 083556 22,N38
2019-08-07 110758 03,04,30,31
2019-08-06 051957 30,31,04,21
2019-08-05 114029 30,31
2019-08-01 071558 30,31
2019-07-31 111729 30,31
2019-07-24 094228 05,09,22
2019-07-20 062158 04,30,31
2019-07-20 054758 30,31
2019-07-18 054758 30,31
2019-07-14* 093630 03,30,04,21
2019-07-08 074626 09,22,N38
2019-07-02 052558 04,21
2019-07-01* 081428 30,31,04
2019-06-24 081858 04,03,31
2019-06-24 052126 22,09,N38
2019-06-23 102227 30,31
2019-06-22 070227 30,03
2019-06-21 052228 30,31,03,04
2019-06-11 085359 30,21,03,04
2019-06-03 073528 03,04,N39
2019-05-31 070428 09,N38
2019-05-11 101459 03,04
2019-05-08 095158 30,31
2019-05-03 060229 N39,09,30,04
2019-04-19 075228 N39,04,21
2019-04-19 035257 31,30
2019-04-10 071329 30,31
2019-04-10 065359 30,31
2019-04-07 075215 03,05,09,22
2019-04-07 054527 04,03
2019-02-21 045827 16,cams
2019-01-03 054228 31,30
2018-12-03 062602 16,30
2018-11-20 033727 30,16

*) is a possible meteorite fall; Times are at start of 30s exposure.

Camera shutter count (as of 2019-11-28):
03 880,436
04 1,083,398 (!)
05 354,808
06 32,587
07 223,253
09 -.-
16 1
19 -.-
20 -.-
21 343,209
22 269,403
23 71,465
24 414,929
25 -.-
30 834,491
31 660,466
N38 -.-
N39 66,011

Curator: Peter Jenniskens
Responsible NASA Official: Kelly Fast (SSO)

Last update: (see date of latest blog entry)
Hosted by: The SETI Institute