Lunar impact flash results and space surveillance activities at Kryoneri Observatory

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Auteurs principaux: Liakos, Alexios, Bonanos, Alceste Z., Xilouris, Emmanouil, Koschny, Detlef, Boumis, Panayotis, Bellas-Velidis, Ioannis, Moissl, Richard, Maroussis, Athanassios, Basilakos, Spyros, Kontoes, Charalambos
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author Liakos, Alexios
Bonanos, Alceste Z.
Xilouris, Emmanouil
Koschny, Detlef
Boumis, Panayotis
Bellas-Velidis, Ioannis
Moissl, Richard
Maroussis, Athanassios
Basilakos, Spyros
Kontoes, Charalambos
author_facet Liakos, Alexios
Bonanos, Alceste Z.
Xilouris, Emmanouil
Koschny, Detlef
Boumis, Panayotis
Bellas-Velidis, Ioannis
Moissl, Richard
Maroussis, Athanassios
Basilakos, Spyros
Kontoes, Charalambos
contents We present current and future activities regarding lunar impact flash and NEO observations and satellite tracking from Kryoneri Observatory. In particular, we present results from the ESA-funded NELIOTA program, which has been monitoring the Moon for impact flashes since early 2017. Using the 1.2 m Kryoneri telescope, which is equipped with two high frame-rate cameras recording simultaneously in two optical bands, NELIOTA has recorded over 170 validated lunar impact flashes, while another ~90 have been characterized as suspected. We present statistical results concerning the sizes, the masses and the appearance frequency of the meteoroids in the vicinity of the Earth, as well as the temperatures developed during the impacts. Moreover, we present the capabilities of the Kryoneri telescope as a sensor for satellite tracking and the future plans regarding the provision of high-quality services for both the Planetary Defense activities of ESA (S2P/PDO) and the European Union's Space Surveillance and Tracking programme (EU/SST).
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spellingShingle Lunar impact flash results and space surveillance activities at Kryoneri Observatory
Liakos, Alexios
Bonanos, Alceste Z.
Xilouris, Emmanouil
Koschny, Detlef
Boumis, Panayotis
Bellas-Velidis, Ioannis
Moissl, Richard
Maroussis, Athanassios
Basilakos, Spyros
Kontoes, Charalambos
Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
We present current and future activities regarding lunar impact flash and NEO observations and satellite tracking from Kryoneri Observatory. In particular, we present results from the ESA-funded NELIOTA program, which has been monitoring the Moon for impact flashes since early 2017. Using the 1.2 m Kryoneri telescope, which is equipped with two high frame-rate cameras recording simultaneously in two optical bands, NELIOTA has recorded over 170 validated lunar impact flashes, while another ~90 have been characterized as suspected. We present statistical results concerning the sizes, the masses and the appearance frequency of the meteoroids in the vicinity of the Earth, as well as the temperatures developed during the impacts. Moreover, we present the capabilities of the Kryoneri telescope as a sensor for satellite tracking and the future plans regarding the provision of high-quality services for both the Planetary Defense activities of ESA (S2P/PDO) and the European Union's Space Surveillance and Tracking programme (EU/SST).
title Lunar impact flash results and space surveillance activities at Kryoneri Observatory
topic Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.00670