Meteore book, German

Meteors are known to everyone as shooting stars in the night sky. The glowing trails of the Perseids flit across the sky on warm summer nights. Bright fireballs regularly make it into the daily press when they cause night-time police action.

This book explains the formation of shooting stars in our atmosphere and provides an insight into the research of this celestial phenomenon. It shows in detail how to observe and photograph meteors.

A meteor calendar for the whole year also presents all the annually recurring meteor showers and provides observation tips for the coming years.