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{{Short description|Formally founded in 1988}}
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The '''International Meteor Organization''' ('''IMO''') was formally founded in 1988 from predecessor gatherings over many years. IMO has several hundred members and was created in response to an ever-growing need for international cooperation on amateur and professional [[meteor]] work. The collection of meteor observations by several methods from all around the world ensures the comprehensive study of [[meteor shower]]s and their relation to [[comet]]s and [[interplanetary medium|interplanetary dust]].
The '''International Meteor Organization''' ('''IMO''') was formally founded in 1988 from predecessor gatherings over many years. IMO has several hundred members and was created in response to an ever-growing need for international cooperation on amateur and professional [[meteor]] work. The collection of meteor observations by several methods from all around the world ensures the comprehensive study of [[meteor shower]]s and their relation to [[comet]]s and [[interplanetary medium|interplanetary dust]].


IMO publishes a bimonthly journal called WGN<ref group=note>WGN = "werkgroepnieuws" (Dutch language), in English as "workgroup news". WGN was initially a circular before it became a journal.</ref> and holds an annual International Meteor Conference (IMC) in September.
IMO publishes a bimonthly journal called ''WGN''<ref group=note>WGN = "werkgroepnieuws" (Dutch language), in English as "workgroup news". WGN was initially a circular before it became a journal.</ref> and holds an annual International Meteor Conference (IMC) in September.<ref>IMO website.</ref>


==See also==
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==Notes==
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==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.imo.net Official IMO website]
* {{official|https://www.imo.net}}
* {{Facebook|InternationalMeteorOrganization}}
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* [http://www.imo.net/imo/wgn WGN, the Journal of the International Meteor Organization]
* {{Twitter|IMOmeteors}}
* {{YouTube|c=UCdxG8HJcxUN_hQITJn_kFgw}}
* {{ URL | https://www.imo.net/publications/wgn/ | ''WGN'', the Journal of the International Meteor Organization }}


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Latest revision as of 15:40, 29 July 2023

International Meteor Organization
AbbreviationIMO
Formation1 May 1988 (1988-05)
TypeNon-profit
Legal statusActive
HeadquartersMechelen, Belgium
Region served
42 Countries
Official language
English
Websitewww.imo.net

The International Meteor Organization (IMO) was formally founded in 1988 from predecessor gatherings over many years. IMO has several hundred members and was created in response to an ever-growing need for international cooperation on amateur and professional meteor work. The collection of meteor observations by several methods from all around the world ensures the comprehensive study of meteor showers and their relation to comets and interplanetary dust.

IMO publishes a bimonthly journal called WGN[note 1] and holds an annual International Meteor Conference (IMC) in September.[1]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ WGN = "werkgroepnieuws" (Dutch language), in English as "workgroup news". WGN was initially a circular before it became a journal.

References

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  1. ^ IMO website.
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