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Sunday, 13 February 2022 13:55

UAE Meteor Monitoring Network Statistics

The UAE Meteor Monitoring Network (UAEMMN) consists of three towers (Sharjah, Yahar, and Liwa) dedicated to observing meteors over the UAE sky. It has been operational since 2018. For January 2022, the total number of meteors observed was as follows: Sharjah (95 meteors), Al-Yahar (134 meteors), and Liwa (180 meteors). This leads to a total of 409 meteors. The pattern of detections shows fluctuation throughout the month, peaking on January 8, as the

total count reached 36 meteor detections.