HISTORY of DELPHINUS

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  The Delphinus Meteor Observation Team was founded in 1980 by a enthusiastic group of friends who were getting interested in observing meteors and were running the North West Veluwe Group for the Dutch Youth Association for Astronomy since 1976. The name Delphinus originated from nearby world famous Dolphinarium in the town of Harderwijk. Here the group had their observation location on the roof of an old watertower in the woods nearby the town until 1993.
   
  The objective of the group Delphinus is to make meteor observations every clear night the whole year through regardless of activity of major meteor streams.
  
  They have observed and recorded every minor and major meteor stream from the DMS list in the last 20 years and the publication of Peter Jenniskens (ret Astron. Astroph 287 (1994), 1013) is largely based on their observations.
  
  A couple of highlights in the history of the team are the special observation campaigns that were carried out besides the yearly surveys.
  

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  1980- Number of observed meteors 294, total fireballs 5, total observed nights 13.
  Members Koen Miskotte, Robert Haas, Reijer Klopman, Arjan Grinwis
   
  Special observing campaigns Perseids, Geminids.
  Observing locations Harderwijk (Netherlands) and Havelte (Netherlands).
   

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  1981- Number of observed meteors 826, total fireballs 6, total observed nights 20.
  Members Koen Miskotte, Robert Haas, Reijer Klopman, Arjan Grinwis,Bouke Rispens
   
  Special observing campaigns Perseids, Taurids.
  Observing location Harderwijk (Netherlands).

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  1982- Number of observed meteors 1097, total fireballs 9, total observed nights 39.
  Members Koen Miskotte, Robert Haas, Johan Laurense, Arjan Grinwis, Olaf Miskotte
   
  Special observing campaigns Perseids.
  Observing location Harderwijk (Netherlands).

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  1983- Number of observed meteors 3388, total fireballs 7, total observed nights 34.
  Members Koen Miskotte, Robert Haas, Richard Buijs, Klaas Homsma,
  Arjan Grinwis, Olaf Miskotte, Bouke Rispens.
   
  Special observing campaigns Perseids, Taurids, Geminids
  Observing location Harderwijk (Netherlands).

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  1984- Number of observed meteors 4373, total fireballs 12, total observed nights 54.
  Members Koen Miskotte, Robert Haas, Richard Buijs, Klaas Homsma,
  Arjan Grinwis, Bouke Rispens, Casper ter Kuile (Guest member)
   
  Special observing campaigns Perseids (Expedition), Orionids, Geminids
  Observing locations Harderwijk (Netherlands) Puimichel (South France).

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  1985- Number of observed meteors 10904, total fireballs 11, total observed nights 42.
  Members Koen Miskotte, Robert Haas, Richard Buijs, Klaas Homsma,
  Arjan Grinwis, Bouke Rispens

  Special observing campaigns Perseids (Expedition), Orionids
  Observing locations Harderwijk (Netherlands) Puimichel (South France).

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  1986- Number of observed meteors 9516, total fireballs 3, total observed nights 51.
  Members Koen Miskotte, Robert Haas, Bouke Rispens, Richard Buijs
  

  Special observing campaigns Perseids (Expedition), Taurids.
  Observing locations Harderwijk (Netherlands) Puimichel (South France). 

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  1987- Number of observed meteors 1957, total fireballs 1, total observed nights 20.
  Members Bouke Rispens
  

  Special observing campaigns Perseids (Expedition), Taurids.
  Observing locations Harderwijk (Netherlands) Puimichel (South France)

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  1988- Number of observed meteors 175, total fireballs 0, total observed nights 5
  Members Koen Miskotte, Bouke Rispens.
  

  Special observing campaigns Perseids, Taurids.
  Observing location Harderwijk (Netherlands).

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  1989- Number of observed meteors 1036, total fireballs 4, total observed nights 6.
  Members Koen Miskotte, Robert Haas, Bouke Rispens, Paul Bensing.
  

  Special observing campaigns Perseids.
  Observing location Harderwijk (Netherlands).

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  1990- Number of observed meteors 1198, total fireballs 3, total observed nights 23.
  Members Koen Miskotte, Robert Haas, Bouke Rispens, Paul Bensing.
  

  Special observing campaigns Lyrids, Perseids (Expedition), Orionids
  Observing locations Harderwijk (Netherlands), Puimichel (South France).

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  1991- Number of observed meteors 3655, total fireballs 6, total observed nights 44.
  Members Koen Miskotte, Robert Haas, Richard Buijs, Paul Bensing
  

  Special observing campaigns Lyrids, Perseids (Expedition), Geminids.
  Observing locations Harderwijk (Netherlands), Puimichel (South France).

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  1992- Number of observed meteors 1013, total fireballs 1, total observed nights 20.
  Members Koen Miskotte, Robert Haas, Bauke Rispens, Paul Bensing
  

  Special observing campaigns Lyrids, Perseids ,Orionids.
  Observing location Harderwijk (Netherlands).

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  1993- Number of observed meteors 4065, total fireballs 22, total observed nights 28.
  Members Koen Miskotte, Robert Haas, Paul Bensing, Marco Langbroek, Casper Ter Kuile.
  

  Special observing campaigns, Perseids (DMS Expedition) ,Orionids, Leonids.
  Observing locations Harderwijk (Netherlands), Rognes (South France), Cagny (France),
  Lattrop (Netherlands).

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  1994- Number of observed meteors 1478, total fireballs 6, total observed nights 17.
  Members Koen Miskotte, Robert Haas, Marco Langbroek, Casper Ter Kuile.
  

  Special observing campaigns, Perseids.
  Observing locations Harderwijk (Netherlands) Biddinghuizen (Netherlands), Voorschoten (Netherlands)

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  1995- Number of observed meteors 5412, total fireballs 10, total observed nights 55.
  Members Koen Miskotte, Robert Haas, Marco Langbroek, Casper Ter Kuile
  

  Special observing campaigns, Lyrids, Perseids, Orionids, Leonids (DMS Expedition).
  Observing locations Harderwijk (Netherlands), Biddinghuizen (Netherlands), Voorschoten (Netherlands), Alcudia (Spain), Calar Alto (Spain).

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  1996- Number of observed meteors 4515, total fireballs 13, total observed nights 34.
  Members Koen Miskotte, Robert Haas, Marco Langbroek, Casper Ter Kuile
  

  Special observing campaigns, Lyrids, Perseids, Leonids (DMS Expedition), Geminids.
  Observing locations Ermelo (Netherlands), Biddinghuizen (Netherlands), Voorschoten (Netherlands), Sexbierum (Netherlands), Woignarue (North France).

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  1997- Number of observed meteors 5862, total fireballs 20, total observed nights 56.
  Members Koen Miskotte, Robert Haas, Marco Langbroek, Casper Ter Kuile
  

  Special observing campaigns Perseids, Taurids, Leonids.
  Observing locations Ermelo (Netherlands), Biddinghuizen (Netherlands), Voorschoten (Netherlands), Lattrop (Netherlands).

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  1998- Number of observed meteors 5577, total fireballs 150 !!!, total observed nights 40.
  Members Koen Miskotte, Robert Haas, Marco Langbroek, Casper Ter Kuile
  

  Special observation campains , Lyrids, Perseids, Leonids(DMS Expedition),
  Observation locations Ermelo (Netherlands) Biddinghuizen(Netherlands) Voorschoten (Netherlands) Delinga (China) Ulan (China)
   

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  1999

  Members Koen Miskotte, Robert Haas, Marco Langbroek, Casper Ter Kuile
  

  Special observing campaigns Perseids, Leonids(DMS Mobile Expedition)
  Observing locations Ermelo (Netherlands), Biddinghuizen (Netherlands), Voorschoten (Netherlands)

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  2000
  Members Koen Miskotte, Robert Haas, Marco Langbroek, Casper Ter Kuile
  

  Special observation campains , Lyrids, Perseids, Leonids Draconids Orionidis Geminids,
  Observation locations Ermelo (Netherlands) Biddinghuizen(Netherlands) Voorschoten (Netherlands) Alphen aan den Rijn (Netherlands)
   

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  2001-
  Members Koen Miskotte, Robert Haas, Marco Langbroek, Casper Ter Kuile
  

  Special observation campains , Lyrids, Perseids, Leonids(DMS Expeditions China ,VS-America),
  Observation locations Ermelo (Netherlands) Biddinghuizen(Netherlands) Voorschoten (Netherlands) Alphen aan den Rijn (Netherlands) Xinglong (China) Pan Shan (China)

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  2002

  Members Koen Miskotte, Robert Haas, Marco Langbroek, Casper Ter Kuile
  

  Special observing campaigns Perseids, Leonids (DMS Mobile Expedition Spain)
  Observing locations Ermelo (Netherlands), Biddinghuizen (Netherlands), Voorschoten (Netherlands) Fuente Amarge (DMS Expeditions Spain)

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  2003

  Members Koen Miskotte, Robert Haas, Marco Langbroek, Casper Ter Kuile
  

  Special observing campaign sLyrids, Perseids, Leonids..

  Observing locations Ermelo (Netherlands), Biddinghuizen (Netherlands), Voorschoten (Netherlands)Alphen aan den Rijn (Netherlands)

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  2004
  Members Koen Miskotte, Robert Haas, Marco Langbroek, Casper Ter Kuile

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  2005
  Members Koen Miskotte, Robert Haas, Marco Langbroek, Casper Ter Kuile

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  2006
  Members Koen Miskotte, Robert Haas, Marco Langbroek, Casper Ter Kuile

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