Šachtička, Slovakia, 18 – 21 September 2008

  • 27th meeting
  • IMC 2008 Website
  • Local organizers: Stanislav Kaniansky, Daniel Očenáš, Juraj Tóth and Teodor Pintér.
  • 93 participants from 19 countries: Belgium (7), Bulgaria (3), China (5), Croatia (2), Czech Republic (4), France (3), Germany (10), Greece (1), Israel (3), Japan (1), Korea (2), Latvia (1), the Netherlands (8), Poland (6), Romania (13), Russia (3), Slovakia (16), Slovenia (4) and U.K.(1).
  • 36 presentations (28 lectures, 8 posters).
  • IMC 2008 Proceedings (ISBN 978-2-87355-023-3): 120 pages (eds. Stanislav Kaniansky, Peter Zimnikoval).
  • Contents: Meteor trajectories and velocities – meteor-stream models – camera networks – radio observations.
  • IMC-Report in WGN: October 2008 (36:5) (PDF)
  • IMC 2008 Program
  • IMC 2008 Participants list
  • IMC T-shirt: yes
  • IMC 2008 logo :
  • Participation fee 150 Euro.

The 27th IMC got a well filled lecture program and the presentations were of exceptional quality and the organizational work done very professionally for every detail. The stay in the winter resort Šachticka, a very comfortable hotel assured a high quality IMC host. The excursion to a mining museum which included a visit underground, and an excellent program in the planetarium will remain in the memory of the participants.

Acknowledgement: We thank Bernd Brinkmann, Bogdan Cristian Calin, François Colas, Valentin Grigore, Stanislav Kaniansky, Leonard Kornos, Adriana Nicolae, Jos Nijland, Jean-Louis Rault, Paul Roggemans, Mihail Robescu, Casper ter Kuile and Xiang Zhan for the photographs of this 2008 IMC.
A selection was made from many hundreds of available photographs to give a good coverage of this IMC.


The logo of the IMC 18-21 September 2008, Šachtička, Slovakia

The logo of the IMC 18-21 September 2008, Šachtička, Slovakia

The 2008 IMC host: Hotel Šachtička near Banská Bystrica (credit Casper ter Kuile).

The 2008 IMC host: Hotel Šachtička near Banská Bystrica (credit Casper ter Kuile).

In the IMC host is a popular winter holiday resort (credit Jos Nijland).

In the IMC host is a popular winter holiday resort (credit Jos Nijland).

The 2008 IMC host was one of the largest facilities ever used for an IMC, some participants almost needed a map to locate their room (credit Xiang Zhan).

The 2008 IMC host was one of the largest facilities ever used for an IMC, some participants almost needed a map to locate their room (credit Xiang Zhan).

The main entrance of the 2008 IMC host (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

The main entrance of the 2008 IMC host (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

The landscape near the 2008 IMC host (credit Jean-Louis Rault).

The landscape near the 2008 IMC host (credit Jean-Louis Rault).

The environment around the 2008 IMC host (credit Xiang Zhan).

The environment around the 2008 IMC host (credit Xiang Zhan).

Thursday noon: the LOC had installed the registration desk (credit Stanislav Kaniansky).

Thursday noon: the LOC had installed the registration desk (credit Stanislav Kaniansky).

In the early afternoon, participants started to arrive, from l.to r. Frans Lowiessen, Luc Bastiaens, Nastassia Smeets, Cis Verbeeck and Galina Ryabova (credit Paul Roggemans).

In the early afternoon, participants started to arrive, from l.to r. Frans Lowiessen, Luc Bastiaens, Nastassia Smeets, Cis Verbeeck and Galina Ryabova (credit Paul Roggemans).

Most participants arrived well in time for the opening dinner. From l.to r. Jos Nijland, Alex Conu, Arnold Tukkers, Mihai Curtasu, Cristina Tinta-Vass and Casper ter Kuile (credit Stanislav Kaniansky).

Most participants arrived well in time for the opening dinner. From l.to r. Jos Nijland, Alex Conu, Arnold Tukkers, Mihai Curtasu, Cristina Tinta-Vass and Casper ter Kuile (credit Stanislav Kaniansky).

Arival at the hotel, from l.to r. Eva Buzhurova, Anna Levina, Peter Veres, Oleg Ugolnikov and Miroslav Znášik (credit Stanislav Kaniansky).

Arival at the hotel, from l.to r. Eva Buzhurova, Anna Levina, Peter Veres, Oleg Ugolnikov and Miroslav Znášik (credit Stanislav Kaniansky).

The opening dinner Thursday evening (credit Paul Roggemans).

The opening dinner Thursday evening (credit Paul Roggemans).

The opening dinner and welcome speeches (credit Casper ter Kuile).

The opening dinner and welcome speeches (credit Casper ter Kuile).

Juraj Toth welcoming all the participants during the opening dinner (credit Jos Nijland).

Juraj Toth welcoming all the participants during the opening dinner (credit Jos Nijland).

Stanislav Kaniansky as 2008 IMC organizer invites to toast on the IMC in Šachtička (credit Jos Nijland).

Stanislav Kaniansky as 2008 IMC organizer invites to toast on the IMC in Šachtička (credit Jos Nijland).

The first evening of the IMC: frm l.to r. Elise Ijland, Arnold Tukkers, Casper ter Kuile and Jos Nijland (credit Stanislav Kaniansky).

The first evening of the IMC: frm l.to r. Elise Ijland, Arnold Tukkers, Casper ter Kuile and Jos Nijland (credit Stanislav Kaniansky).

One of the first IMC activities a meeting of the radio meteor observers (credit Stanislav Kaniansky).

One of the first IMC activities a meeting of the radio meteor observers (credit Stanislav Kaniansky).

Friday morning, the opening ceremony: from l.to r. Daniel Ocenas, ?? and Stanislav Kaniansky (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Friday morning, the opening ceremony: from l.to r. Daniel Ocenas, ?? and Stanislav Kaniansky (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Friday morning, the opening ceremony: the 2008 IMC organizer Stanislav Kaniansky (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Friday morning, the opening ceremony: the 2008 IMC organizer Stanislav Kaniansky (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Friday morning, the opening ceremony: representative of the local authorities welcomes the participants (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Friday morning, the opening ceremony: representative of the local authorities welcomes the participants (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

The first lecture session was devoted to Dynamics of meteoroids. Galina Ryabova gave the opening lecture with: 'Origin of the (3200) Phaethon - Geminid meteoroid stream complex' (credit Jos Nijland).

The first lecture session was devoted to Dynamics of meteoroids. Galina Ryabova gave the opening lecture with: ‘Origin of the (3200) Phaethon – Geminid meteoroid stream complex’ (credit Jos Nijland).

Galina Ryabova with: 'Origin of the (3200) Phaethon - Geminid meteoroid stream complex' (credit Xiang Zhan).

Galina Ryabova with: ‘Origin of the (3200) Phaethon – Geminid meteoroid stream complex’ (credit Xiang Zhan).

Ireneusz Wlodarczyk with 'Paths of risk for several asteroids with the Earth and Mars' (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Ireneusz Wlodarczyk with ‘Paths of risk for several asteroids with the Earth and Mars’ (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Ireneusz Wlodarczyk described several Paths of risk for asteroids near the Earth in future years (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Ireneusz Wlodarczyk described several Paths of risk for asteroids near the Earth in future years (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Regina Rudawska with 'Remarks on the mean orbits of the meteoroid stream' (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Regina Rudawska with ‘Remarks on the mean orbits of the meteoroid stream’ (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Regina Rudawska with 'Remarks on the mean orbits of the meteoroid stream' and some math's (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Regina Rudawska with ‘Remarks on the mean orbits of the meteoroid stream’ and some math’s (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Detlef Koschny with 'Meteor activities at ESA/RSSD' (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Detlef Koschny with ‘Meteor activities at ESA/RSSD’ (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Detlef Koschny with 'Meteor activities at ESA/RSSD' (credit Paul Roggemans).

Detlef Koschny with ‘Meteor activities at ESA/RSSD’ (credit Paul Roggemans).

Coffee break at 11am, frm l.to r. we recognize Anna Levina, Chris Trayner, Tom Roelandts and Oleg Ugolnikov (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Coffee break at 11am, frm l.to r. we recognize Anna Levina, Chris Trayner, Tom Roelandts and Oleg Ugolnikov (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Plenty of coffee, tea and water was available to drink, Bernd Brinkmann makes his choice (credit Stanislav Kaniansky).

Plenty of coffee, tea and water was available to drink, Bernd Brinkmann makes his choice (credit Stanislav Kaniansky).

Coffee breaks are very important for informal chat, and not each talk needs to be in English. From l.to r. Regina Rudawska, Mirosław Krasnowski, Przemyslaw Zoladek and Mariusz Wiśniewski (credit Casper ter Kuile).

Coffee breaks are very important for informal chat, and not each talk needs to be in English. From l.to r. Regina Rudawska, Mirosław Krasnowski, Przemyslaw Zoladek and Mariusz Wiśniewski (credit Casper ter Kuile).

The audience in the conference room, ready for the next lecture (credit Jean-Louis Rault).

The audience in the conference room, ready for the next lecture (credit Jean-Louis Rault).

The second session was dedicated to visual observations. Eduard Bettonvil with 'Precision of a meteor's 3D velocity vector' (credit Paul Roggemans).

The second session was dedicated to visual observations. Eduard Bettonvil with ‘Precision of a meteor’s 3D velocity vector’ (credit Paul Roggemans).

Eduard Bettonvil with 'Precision of a meteor's 3D velocity vector' (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Eduard Bettonvil with ‘Precision of a meteor’s 3D velocity vector’ (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Eduard Bettonvil used very clear slides to illustrate his talk 'Precision of a meteor's 3D velocity vector' (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Eduard Bettonvil used very clear slides to illustrate his talk ‘Precision of a meteor’s 3D velocity vector’ (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Rainer Arlt with 'The Orionids 2006 and 2007' (credit Casper ter Kuile).

Rainer Arlt with ‘The Orionids 2006 and 2007’ (credit Casper ter Kuile).

Peter Zimnikoval with 'Group meteor observation' (credit Jos Nijland).

Peter Zimnikoval with ‘Group meteor observation’ (credit Jos Nijland).

Peter Zimnikoval with 'Group meteor observation' (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Peter Zimnikoval with ‘Group meteor observation’ (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Valentin Grigore with 'Visual Meteor Magnitude Estimation: Personal Accuracies and Errors' (credit Casper ter Kuile).

Valentin Grigore with ‘Visual Meteor Magnitude Estimation: Personal Accuracies and Errors’ (credit Casper ter Kuile).

Alex Grigore assisting his father with 'Visual Meteor Magnitude Estimation: Personal Accuracies and Errors' (credit Jos Nijland).

Alex Grigore assisting his father with ‘Visual Meteor Magnitude Estimation: Personal Accuracies and Errors’ (credit Jos Nijland).

Pavol Habuda with 'Some results from Czech meteor expeditions' (credit Paul Roggemans).

Pavol Habuda with ‘Some results from Czech meteor expeditions’ (credit Paul Roggemans).

Pavol Habuda with 'Some results from Czech meteor expeditions' (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Pavol Habuda with ‘Some results from Czech meteor expeditions’ (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Pavol Habuda with 'Some results from Czech meteor expeditions' (credit Jos Nijland).

Pavol Habuda with ‘Some results from Czech meteor expeditions’ (credit Jos Nijland).

Antonio Martínez Picar with 'Portable system for Meteor activity recording' (credit Adriana Nicolae).

Antonio Martínez Picar with ‘Portable system for Meteor activity recording’ (credit Adriana Nicolae).

Antonio Martínez Picar with 'Portable system for Meteor activity recording' (credit Jean-Louis Rault).

Antonio Martínez Picar with ‘Portable system for Meteor activity recording’ (credit Jean-Louis Rault).

A cameraman of a local TV station during Antonio's lecture 'Portable system for Meteor activity recording' (credit Jos Nijland).

A cameraman of a local TV station during Antonio’s lecture ‘Portable system for Meteor activity recording’ (credit Jos Nijland).

Juraj Toth (right) being interviewed for the local TV (credit Valentin Grigore).

Juraj Toth (right) being interviewed for the local TV (credit Valentin Grigore).

Lunch Friday noon: from left to right Vanda Tarigan, Frans Loewiessen, Tom Roelandts (partly hidden) and Nastassia Smeets (back) (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Lunch Friday noon: from left to right Vanda Tarigan, Frans Loewiessen, Tom Roelandts (partly hidden) and Nastassia Smeets (back) (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Preparing the group photo: before the entrance we see Paul Roggemans, Detlef Koschny, Casper ter Kuile, Curtasu Mihai, Eduard Pittich, Joachim Flohrer, Peter Zimnikoval and Nicolai Pomohaci (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Preparing the group photo: before the entrance we see Paul Roggemans, Detlef Koschny, Casper ter Kuile, Curtasu Mihai, Eduard Pittich, Joachim Flohrer, Peter Zimnikoval and Nicolai Pomohaci (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

In the group, from l.to r. Birgit Flohrer, Joachim Flohrer (looking away), Stanislav Kaniansky (hidden), Jaroslav Gerbos, Jos Nijland, Peter Zimnikoval, Jin Zhu, Tom Roelandts, Pavol Habuda (front), Pavol Koten, Nagatoshi Nogami and Frans Lowiessen (credit Casper ter Kuile).

In the group, from l.to r. Birgit Flohrer, Joachim Flohrer (looking away), Stanislav Kaniansky (hidden), Jaroslav Gerbos, Jos Nijland, Peter Zimnikoval, Jin Zhu, Tom Roelandts, Pavol Habuda (front), Pavol Koten, Nagatoshi Nogami and Frans Lowiessen (credit Casper ter Kuile).

The hectic moment of the group photo: trying to get the people stop running back and forth, cluster together and look towards the camera (credit Stanislav Kaniansky).

The hectic moment of the group photo: trying to get the people stop running back and forth, cluster together and look towards the camera (credit Stanislav Kaniansky).

Preparing the group photo: the group starts forming itself (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Preparing the group photo: the group starts forming itself (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

The hectic group photo: photographers running away and back to the group, here in front Anna Levina and Shlomi Eini (credit Bogdan Cristian Călin).

The hectic group photo: photographers running away and back to the group, here in front Anna Levina and Shlomi Eini (credit Bogdan Cristian Călin).

In the group, seated from l.to r. Eduard Bettonvil, Przemyslaw Zoladek, Marc Gyssens, Curtasu Mihai, Alex Conu, Cristina Tinta-Vass, Shlomi Eini, Andrei Dorian Gheorghe, Xiang Zhan (hidden), Jun Cao, Song Xuan and Alexandru-Sebastian Grigore (hiding face). Standing from l.to r. Luc Bastiaens (hidden), Nastassia Smeets (partly hidden), Detlef Koschny, Cis Verbeeck (hidden), Nicolai Pomohaci, Robert Pomohaci, Regina Rudawska, Eduard Pittich (partly hidden), Lucie Maquet (hidden), Kristine Adgere, Eva Buzhurova, Wanda Wlodarczyk (hidden), Anna Levina, Hans-Georg Schmidt (hidden), Jean-Louis Rault, François Colas, Irmgard Schmidt, Oleg Ugolnikov, Arnold Tukkers and Jan Masiar (credit Casper ter Kuile).

In the group, seated from l.to r. Eduard Bettonvil, Przemyslaw Zoladek, Marc Gyssens, Curtasu Mihai, Alex Conu, Cristina Tinta-Vass, Shlomi Eini, Andrei Dorian Gheorghe, Xiang Zhan (hidden), Jun Cao, Song Xuan and Alexandru-Sebastian Grigore (hiding face). Standing from l.to r. Luc Bastiaens (hidden), Nastassia Smeets (partly hidden), Detlef Koschny, Cis Verbeeck (hidden), Nicolai Pomohaci, Robert Pomohaci, Regina Rudawska, Eduard Pittich (partly hidden), Lucie Maquet (hidden), Kristine Adgere, Eva Buzhurova, Wanda Wlodarczyk (hidden), Anna Levina, Hans-Georg Schmidt (hidden), Jean-Louis Rault, François Colas, Irmgard Schmidt, Oleg Ugolnikov, Arnold Tukkers and Jan Masiar (credit Casper ter Kuile).

In the group, seated from l.to r. Eduard Bettonvil, Przemyslaw Zoladek, Curtasu Mihai (hidden), Cristina Tinta-Vass (hidden), Shlomi Eini, Stanislav Kaniansky, Andrei Dorian Gheorghe, Alexandru-Sebastian Grigore, Stela Frencheva (partly hidden), Valentin Grigore, Rainer Arlt (hidden) and Xin Li. Standing from l.to r. Luc Bastiaens (hidden), Nastassia Smeets (partly hidden), Standing from l.to r. François Colas (hidden), Oleg Ugolnikov, Antonio Martínez Picar, Arnold Tukkers, Jan Masiar, Chris Trayner, Shy Halatzi, Urška Pajer and Mihail Robescu (credit Casper ter Kuile).

In the group, seated from l.to r. Eduard Bettonvil, Przemyslaw Zoladek, Curtasu Mihai (hidden), Cristina Tinta-Vass (hidden), Shlomi Eini, Stanislav Kaniansky, Andrei Dorian Gheorghe, Alexandru-Sebastian Grigore, Stela Frencheva (partly hidden), Valentin Grigore, Rainer Arlt (hidden) and Xin Li. Standing from l.to r. Luc Bastiaens (hidden), Nastassia Smeets (partly hidden), Standing from l.to r. François Colas (hidden), Oleg Ugolnikov, Antonio Martínez Picar, Arnold Tukkers, Jan Masiar, Chris Trayner, Shy Halatzi, Urška Pajer and Mihail Robescu (credit Casper ter Kuile).

The hectic group photo. 12 photographers in front of the group: Valentin Grigore, Stanislav Kaniansky, Bernd Brinkmann hiding Xin Li, Oleg Ugolnikov, Anna Levina, Cristian-Daniel Grigore helping Mihail Robescu, Bogdan Cristian Călin, Shlomi Eini hiding Javor Kac (credit Jos Nijland).

The hectic group photo. 12 photographers in front of the group: Valentin Grigore, Stanislav Kaniansky, Bernd Brinkmann hiding Xin Li, Oleg Ugolnikov, Anna Levina, Cristian-Daniel Grigore helping Mihail Robescu, Bogdan Cristian Călin, Shlomi Eini hiding Javor Kac (credit Jos Nijland).

In the group, seated from l.to r. Vanda Tarigan, Eduard Bettonvil, Przemyslaw Zoladek, Marc Gyssens, Curtasu Mihai, Alex Conu (hidden), Cristina Tinta-Vass, Xiang Zhan, Jun Cao and Song Xuan. Standing from l.to r. Nagatoshi Nogami, Birgit Flohrer, Paul Roggemans, Jaroslav Vana, Adriana Nicolai, Elise Ijland, Luc Bastiaens (hidden), Nastassia Smeets (hidden), Detlef Koschny (looking away), Peter Veres, Cis Verbeeck, Geert Barendsen (hidden), Nicolai Pomohaci, Robert Pomohaci, Regina Rudawska, Eduard Pittich (face hidden), Lucie Maquet (face hidden), Roland Winkler (hidden), Kristine Adgere, Nina Solovaya, Wanda Wlodarczyk, Hans-Georg Schmidt (hidden), Jean-Louis Rault, François Colas, Irmgard Schmidt, Oleg Ugolnikov, Arnold Tukkers, Alexandru-Sebastian Grigore (hiding face) and Jan Masiar (credit Casper ter Kuile).

In the group, seated from l.to r. Vanda Tarigan, Eduard Bettonvil, Przemyslaw Zoladek, Marc Gyssens, Curtasu Mihai, Alex Conu (hidden), Cristina Tinta-Vass, Xiang Zhan, Jun Cao and Song Xuan. Standing from l.to r. Nagatoshi Nogami, Birgit Flohrer, Paul Roggemans, Jaroslav Vana, Adriana Nicolai, Elise Ijland, Luc Bastiaens (hidden), Nastassia Smeets (hidden), Detlef Koschny (looking away), Peter Veres, Cis Verbeeck, Geert Barendsen (hidden), Nicolai Pomohaci, Robert Pomohaci, Regina Rudawska, Eduard Pittich (face hidden), Lucie Maquet (face hidden), Roland Winkler (hidden), Kristine Adgere, Nina Solovaya, Wanda Wlodarczyk, Hans-Georg Schmidt (hidden), Jean-Louis Rault, François Colas, Irmgard Schmidt, Oleg Ugolnikov, Arnold Tukkers, Alexandru-Sebastian Grigore (hiding face) and Jan Masiar (credit Casper ter Kuile).

The hectic group photo with photographers running back towards the group: from l.to r. Ireneusz Wlodarczyk, Rainer Arlt, Bernd Brinkmann, Stanislav Kaniansky, Mihail Robescu, Bogdan Cristian Călin, Anna Levina, Xin Li, Birgit Flohrer, Joachim Flohrer and Valentin Grigore (credit Jos Nijland).

The hectic group photo with photographers running back towards the group: from l.to r. Ireneusz Wlodarczyk, Rainer Arlt, Bernd Brinkmann, Stanislav Kaniansky, Mihail Robescu, Bogdan Cristian Călin, Anna Levina, Xin Li, Birgit Flohrer, Joachim Flohrer and Valentin Grigore (credit Jos Nijland).

In the group, seated from l.to r. Antonio Martínez Picar, Pavol Habuda, Daniel Ocenas, Vanda Tarigan, Eduard Bettonvil, Przemyslaw Zoladek (hidden), Mihail Robescu, Valentin Grigore, Marc Gyssens (hidden), Bogdan Cristian Călin, Stanislav Kaniansky (looking away), Alex Conu (hidden), Shy Halatzi, Javor Kac (face hidden), Andrei Dorian Gheorghe, Xiang Zhan, Jun Cao, Song Xuan, .Alexandru-Sebastian Grigore, Rainer Arlt, Stela Frencheva and Xin Li (partly in front). Standing from l.to r. Carina Theiler, Sirko Molau, Jos Nijland, Jin Zhu, Jaroslav Gerbos, Peter Zimnikoval (hidden), Tom Roelandts, Galina Ryabova, Nagatoshi Nogami (hidden), Detlef Koschny, Paul Roggemans (hidden), Adriana Nicolae (hidden), Mitja Govedič, Nicolai Pomohaci, Elise Ijland, Robert Pomohaci, Kristine Adgere, Jakub Koukal (hidden), Shlomi Eini, Štefan Gajdoš (background), Anna Levina, Regina Rudawska (hidden), Grigoris Maravelias, Luc Bastiaens, Wanda Wlodarczyk, Geert Barendsen, Minhye Kim, Lucie Maquet, Jean-Louis Rault, Nina Solovaya (hidden), François Colas, Mariusz Wiśniewski (hidden), Roland Winkler, Maria Gritsevich, Irmgard Schmidt (hidden), Hans-Georg Schmidt (hidden), Oleg Ugolnikov, Bernd Brinkmann, Juraj Toth (background) and Arnold Tukkers (credit Casper ter Kuile).

In the group, seated from l.to r. Antonio Martínez Picar, Pavol Habuda, Daniel Ocenas, Vanda Tarigan, Eduard Bettonvil, Przemyslaw Zoladek (hidden), Mihail Robescu, Valentin Grigore, Marc Gyssens (hidden), Bogdan Cristian Călin, Stanislav Kaniansky (looking away), Alex Conu (hidden), Shy Halatzi, Javor Kac (face hidden), Andrei Dorian Gheorghe, Xiang Zhan, Jun Cao, Song Xuan, .Alexandru-Sebastian Grigore, Rainer Arlt, Stela Frencheva and Xin Li (partly in front). Standing from l.to r. Carina Theiler, Sirko Molau, Jos Nijland, Jin Zhu, Jaroslav Gerbos, Peter Zimnikoval (hidden), Tom Roelandts, Galina Ryabova, Nagatoshi Nogami (hidden), Detlef Koschny, Paul Roggemans (hidden), Adriana Nicolae (hidden), Mitja Govedič, Nicolai Pomohaci, Elise Ijland, Robert Pomohaci, Kristine Adgere, Jakub Koukal (hidden), Shlomi Eini, Štefan Gajdoš (background), Anna Levina, Regina Rudawska (hidden), Grigoris Maravelias, Luc Bastiaens, Wanda Wlodarczyk, Geert Barendsen, Minhye Kim, Lucie Maquet, Jean-Louis Rault, Nina Solovaya (hidden), François Colas, Mariusz Wiśniewski (hidden), Roland Winkler, Maria Gritsevich, Irmgard Schmidt (hidden), Hans-Georg Schmidt (hidden), Oleg Ugolnikov, Bernd Brinkmann, Juraj Toth (background) and Arnold Tukkers (credit Casper ter Kuile).

A first more or less complete group photo: 1.Antonio Martínez Picar, 2.Pavol Habuda, 3.Daniel Ocenas, 4.Vanda Tarigan, 5.Eduard Bettonvil, 6.Przemyslaw Zoladek, 7.Marc Gyssens, 8.Curtasu Mihai, 9.Alex Conu, 10.Mihail Robescu, 11.Cristina Tinta-Vass, 12.Javor Kac, 13.Valentin Grigore, 14.Shlomi Eini, 15.Bogdan Cristian Călin, 16.Stanislav Kaniansky, 17.Anna Levina, 18.Andrei Dorian Gheorghe, 19.Shy Halatzi, 20.Xiang Zhan, 21.Jun Cao, 22.Song Xuan, 23.Alex Grigore, 24.Rainer Arlt, 25.Stela Frencheva, 26.Chris Trayner, 27.Urška Pajer, 28.Baby Molau, 29.Carina Theiler, 30.Sirko Molau, 31.Jos Nijland, 32.Jin Zhu, 33.Tom Roelandts, 34.Peter Zimnikoval, 35.Jaroslav Gerbos, 36.Jiri Borovicka, 37.Pavel Koten, 38.Frans Lowiessen, 39.Nagatoshi Nogami, 40.Stefan Gajdos, 41.Jakub Kapus, 42.Mitja Govedič, 43.Galina Ryabova, 44.Paul Roggemans, 45.Adriana Nicolae, 46.Jakub Koukal, 47.Leonard Kornos, 48.Jaroslav Vana, 49.Detlef Koschny, 50.Juraj Toth, 51.Pavol Zigo, 52.Elise Ijland, 53.Nicolai Pomohaci, 54.Grigoris Maravelias, 55.Nastassia Smeets, 56.Cis Verbeeck, 57.Robert Pomohaci, 58.Luc Bastiaens, 59.Peter Veres, 60.Kristine Adgere, 61.Regina Rudawska, 62.Geert Barendsen, 63.Mirosław Krasnowski, 64.Eva Buzhurova, 65.Damir Šegon, 66.Minhye Kim, 67.Zeljko Andreic, 68.Lucie Maquet, 69.Wanda Wlodarczyk, 70.Mariusz Wisniewski, 71.Nina Solovaya, 72.Jean-Louis Rault, 73.Matej Korec, 74.Roland Winkler, 75.François Colas, 76.Hans-Georg Schmidt, 77.Irmgard Schmidt, 78.Maria Gritsevich, 79.Bernd Brinkmann, 80.Oleg Ugolnikov, 81.Arnold Tukkers, 82.Jan Masiar and 83.Ireneusz Wlodarczyk (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

A first more or less complete group photo: 1.Antonio Martínez Picar, 2.Pavol Habuda, 3.Daniel Ocenas, 4.Vanda Tarigan, 5.Eduard Bettonvil, 6.Przemyslaw Zoladek, 7.Marc Gyssens, 8.Curtasu Mihai, 9.Alex Conu, 10.Mihail Robescu,
11.Cristina Tinta-Vass, 12.Javor Kac, 13.Valentin Grigore, 14.Shlomi Eini, 15.Bogdan Cristian Călin, 16.Stanislav Kaniansky, 17.Anna Levina, 18.Andrei Dorian Gheorghe, 19.Shy Halatzi, 20.Xiang Zhan, 21.Jun Cao, 22.Song Xuan, 23.Alex Grigore, 24.Rainer Arlt, 25.Stela Frencheva, 26.Chris Trayner, 27.Urška Pajer, 28.Baby Molau, 29.Carina Theiler, 30.Sirko Molau, 31.Jos Nijland, 32.Jin Zhu, 33.Tom Roelandts, 34.Peter Zimnikoval, 35.Jaroslav Gerbos, 36.Jiri Borovicka, 37.Pavel Koten, 38.Frans Lowiessen, 39.Nagatoshi Nogami, 40.Stefan Gajdos, 41.Jakub Kapus, 42.Mitja Govedič, 43.Galina Ryabova, 44.Paul Roggemans, 45.Adriana Nicolae, 46.Jakub Koukal, 47.Leonard Kornos, 48.Jaroslav Vana, 49.Detlef Koschny, 50.Juraj Toth, 51.Pavol Zigo, 52.Elise Ijland, 53.Nicolai Pomohaci, 54.Grigoris Maravelias, 55.Nastassia Smeets, 56.Cis Verbeeck, 57.Robert Pomohaci, 58.Luc Bastiaens, 59.Peter Veres, 60.Kristine Adgere, 61.Regina Rudawska, 62.Geert Barendsen, 63.Mirosław Krasnowski, 64.Eva Buzhurova, 65.Damir Šegon, 66.Minhye Kim, 67.Zeljko Andreic, 68.Lucie Maquet, 69.Wanda Wlodarczyk, 70.Mariusz Wisniewski, 71.Nina Solovaya, 72.Jean-Louis Rault, 73.Matej Korec, 74.Roland Winkler, 75.François Colas, 76.Hans-Georg Schmidt, 77.Irmgard Schmidt, 78.Maria Gritsevich, 79.Bernd Brinkmann, 80.Oleg Ugolnikov, 81.Arnold Tukkers, 82.Jan Masiar and 83.Ireneusz Wlodarczyk (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Photographing camera's and people, although many group photo's were available, all somehow reflect the hectic situation with many photographers making pictures. (credit Valentin Grigore).

Photographing camera’s and people, although many group photo’s were available, all somehow reflect the hectic situation with many photographers making pictures. (credit Valentin Grigore).

The official group photo made by Bogdan Calin, completed and improved with 27 insets copied from photographs of Casper ter Kuile, Valentin Grigore, Stanislav Kaniansky, Jos Nijland, Leonard Kornos and Bernd Brinkmann. The identification: 01.Javor Kac (SLO), 02.Antonio Martínez Picar (SLO), 03.Casper ter Kuile (NL), 04.Pavol Habuda (CZ), 05.Daniel Ocenas (SLK), 06.Vanda Tarigan (NL), 07.Eduard Bettonvil (NL), 08.Przemyslaw Zoladek (PL), 09.Mihail Robescu (RO), 10.Marc Gyssens (B), 11.Detlef Koschny (NL), 12.Valentin Grigore (RO), 13.Curtasu Mihai (RO), 14.Alex Conu (RO), 15.Cristina Tinta-Vass (RO), 16.Shy Halatzi (IS), 17.Shlomi Eini (IS), 18.Stanislav Kaniansky (SLK), 19.Andrei Dorian Gheorghe (RO), 20.Xiang Zhan (CHI), 21.Xin Li (CHI), 22.Jun Cao (CHI), 23.Song Xuan (CHI), 24.Alexandru-Sebastian Grigore (RO), 25.Rainer Arlt (D), 26.Stela Frencheva (D), 27.Carina Theiler (D), 28.Sirko Molau (D), 29.Jos Nijland (NL), 30.Jin Zhu (CHI), 31.Tom Roelandts (B), 32.Peter Zimnikoval (SLK), 33.Jaroslav Gerbos (SLK), 34.Jiri Borovicka (CZ), 35.Pavel Koten (CZ), 36.Štefan Gajdoš (SLK), 37.Galina Ryabova (RU), 38.Frans Lowiessen (NL), 39.Nagatoshi Nogami (JAP), 40.Joachim Flohrer (D), 41.Jakub Kapus (SLK), 42. Mitja Govedič (SLO), 43.Birgit Flohrer (D), 44.Paul Roggemans (B), 45.Adriana Nicolae (RO), 46.Jakub Koukal (CZ), 47.Jaroslav Vana (SLK), 48.Plamena Alexandrova (BG), 49.Boris Stoilov (BG), 50.Pavol Zigo (SLK), 51.Elise Ijland (NL), 52.Juraj Toth (SLK), 53.Grigoris Maravelias (GR), 54.Nicolai Pomohaci (RO), 55.Leonard Kornos (SLK), 56.Nastassia Smeets (B), 57.Cis Verbeeck (B), 58.Robert Pomohaci (RO), 59.Luc Bastiaens (B), 60.Mirosław Krasnowski (PL), 61.Damir Šegon (HR), 62.Zeljko Andreic (HR), 63.Peter Veres (SLK), 64.Regina Rudawska (PL), 65.Kristine Adgere (LV), 66.Geert Barendsen (B), 67.Minhye Kim (KOR), 68.Eva Buzhurova (BG), 69.Ireneusz Wlodarczyk (PL), 70.Anna Levina (IS), 71.Lucie Maquet (F), 72.Wanda Wlodarczyk (PL), 73.Mariusz Wiśniewski (PL), 74.Nina Solovaya (SLK), 75.Jean-Louis Rault (F), 76.Roland Winkler (D), 77.François Colas (F), 78.Hans-Georg Schmidt (D), 79.Irmgard Schmidt (D), 80.Bernd Brinkmann (D), 81.Maria Gritsevich (RU), 82.Oleg Ugolnikov (RU), 83.Bogdan Cristian Călin (RO), 84.Eduard Pittich (SLK), 85.Arnold Tukkers (NL), 86.Miroslav Znášik (SLK), 87.Jan Masiar (SLK), 88.Uitae Kim (KOR), 89.Cristian-Daniel Grigore (RO), 90.Chris Trayner (UK), 91.Urška Pajer (SLO), 92.Mariana Grigore (RO) and 93.Matej Korec (SLK) (credit Bogdan Cristian Călin).

The official group photo made by Bogdan Calin, completed and improved with 27 insets copied from photographs of Casper ter Kuile, Valentin Grigore, Stanislav Kaniansky, Jos Nijland, Leonard Kornos and Bernd Brinkmann. The identification: 01.Javor Kac (SLO), 02.Antonio Martínez Picar (SLO), 03.Casper ter Kuile (NL), 04.Pavol Habuda (CZ), 05.Daniel Ocenas (SLK), 06.Vanda Tarigan (NL), 07.Eduard Bettonvil (NL), 08.Przemyslaw Zoladek (PL), 09.Mihail Robescu (RO), 10.Marc Gyssens (B), 11.Detlef Koschny (NL), 12.Valentin Grigore (RO), 13.Curtasu Mihai (RO), 14.Alex Conu (RO), 15.Cristina Tinta-Vass (RO), 16.Shy Halatzi (IS), 17.Shlomi Eini (IS), 18.Stanislav Kaniansky (SLK), 19.Andrei Dorian Gheorghe (RO), 20.Xiang Zhan (CHI), 21.Xin Li (CHI), 22.Jun Cao (CHI), 23.Song Xuan (CHI), 24.Alexandru-Sebastian Grigore (RO), 25.Rainer Arlt (D), 26.Stela Frencheva (D), 27.Carina Theiler (D), 28.Sirko Molau (D), 29.Jos Nijland (NL), 30.Jin Zhu (CHI), 31.Tom Roelandts (B), 32.Peter Zimnikoval (SLK), 33.Jaroslav Gerbos (SLK), 34.Jiri Borovicka (CZ), 35.Pavel Koten (CZ), 36.Štefan Gajdoš (SLK), 37.Galina Ryabova (RU), 38.Frans Lowiessen (NL), 39.Nagatoshi Nogami (JAP), 40.Joachim Flohrer (D), 41.Jakub Kapus (SLK), 42. Mitja Govedič (SLO), 43.Birgit Flohrer (D), 44.Paul Roggemans (B), 45.Adriana Nicolae (RO), 46.Jakub Koukal (CZ), 47.Jaroslav Vana (SLK), 48.Plamena Alexandrova (BG), 49.Boris Stoilov (BG), 50.Pavol Zigo (SLK), 51.Elise Ijland (NL), 52.Juraj Toth (SLK), 53.Grigoris Maravelias (GR), 54.Nicolai Pomohaci (RO), 55.Leonard Kornos (SLK), 56.Nastassia Smeets (B), 57.Cis Verbeeck (B), 58.Robert Pomohaci (RO), 59.Luc Bastiaens (B), 60.Mirosław Krasnowski (PL), 61.Damir Šegon (HR), 62.Zeljko Andreic (HR), 63.Peter Veres (SLK), 64.Regina Rudawska (PL), 65.Kristine Adgere (LV), 66.Geert Barendsen (B), 67.Minhye Kim (KOR), 68.Eva Buzhurova (BG), 69.Ireneusz Wlodarczyk (PL), 70.Anna Levina (IS), 71.Lucie Maquet (F), 72.Wanda Wlodarczyk (PL), 73.Mariusz Wiśniewski (PL), 74.Nina Solovaya (SLK), 75.Jean-Louis Rault (F), 76.Roland Winkler (D), 77.François Colas (F), 78.Hans-Georg Schmidt (D), 79.Irmgard Schmidt (D), 80.Bernd Brinkmann (D), 81.Maria Gritsevich (RU), 82.Oleg Ugolnikov (RU), 83.Bogdan Cristian Călin (RO), 84.Eduard Pittich (SLK), 85.Arnold Tukkers (NL), 86.Miroslav Znášik (SLK), 87.Jan Masiar (SLK), 88.Uitae Kim (KOR), 89.Cristian-Daniel Grigore (RO), 90.Chris Trayner (UK), 91.Urška Pajer (SLO), 92.Mariana Grigore (RO) and 93.Matej Korec (SLK) (credit Bogdan Cristian Călin).

A session chairman, Juraj Toth and a lecturer, Sirko Molau sharing an internal joke? (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

A session chairman, Juraj Toth and a lecturer, Sirko Molau sharing an internal joke? (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

The audience ready for the third session on video observations. On the first few rows from l.to r. Chris Trayner, Bernd Brinkmann, Shlomi Eini, Birgit Flohrer, Damir Šegon, Joachim Flohrer, Casper ter Kuile, Uitae Kim, Anna Levina, Minhye Kim, Pavol Zigo, Eduard Bettonvil, Adriana Nicolae, Leonard Kornos and Daniel Ocenas (credit Valentin Grigore).

The audience ready for the third session on video observations. On the first few rows from l.to r. Chris Trayner, Bernd Brinkmann, Shlomi Eini, Birgit Flohrer, Damir Šegon, Joachim Flohrer, Casper ter Kuile, Uitae Kim, Anna Levina, Minhye Kim, Pavol Zigo, Eduard Bettonvil, Adriana Nicolae, Leonard Kornos and Daniel Ocenas (credit Valentin Grigore).

Sirko Molau with 'A new analysis of the IMO Video Meteor Database' (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Sirko Molau with ‘A new analysis of the IMO Video Meteor Database’ (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

The audience and Sirko Molau with 'A new analysis of the IMO Video Meteor Database' (credit Paul Roggemans).

The audience and Sirko Molau with ‘A new analysis of the IMO Video Meteor Database’ (credit Paul Roggemans).

Geert Barendsen with 'The Virtual Meteor Observatory (VMO): An online database for meteor science' (credit Casper ter Kuile).

Geert Barendsen with ‘The Virtual Meteor Observatory (VMO): An online database for meteor science’ (credit Casper ter Kuile).

Geert Barendsen with 'The Virtual Meteor Observatory (VMO): An online database for meteor science' (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Geert Barendsen with ‘The Virtual Meteor Observatory (VMO): An online database for meteor science’ (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Geert Barendsen with 'The Virtual Meteor Observatory (VMO): An online database for meteor science' (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Geert Barendsen with ‘The Virtual Meteor Observatory (VMO): An online database for meteor science’ (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Juraj Toth with 'TV meteor observations from Modra Observatory' (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Juraj Toth with ‘TV meteor observations from Modra Observatory’ (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Juraj Toth with 'TV meteor observations from Modra Observatory' (credit Paul Roggemans).

Juraj Toth with ‘TV meteor observations from Modra Observatory’ (credit Paul Roggemans).

Jin Zhu with 'Discovering new meteor showers from single station video database' (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Jin Zhu with ‘Discovering new meteor showers from single station video database’ (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Jin Zhu with 'Discovering new meteor showers from single station video database' (credit Jean-Louis Rault).

Jin Zhu with ‘Discovering new meteor showers from single station video database’ (credit Jean-Louis Rault).

Coffee break friday afternoon. Meteorite samples were offered for sale. From l.to r. Vanda Tarigan, Jaroslav Gerbos, Alex Conu, Curtasu Mihai and Anna Levina (credit Paul Roggemans).

Coffee break friday afternoon. Meteorite samples were offered for sale. From l.to r. Vanda Tarigan, Jaroslav Gerbos, Alex Conu, Curtasu Mihai and Anna Levina (credit Paul Roggemans).

Coffee break friday afternoon: the publication shop with Jin Zhu, Grigoris Maravelias and Shy Halatzi (credit Jos Nijland).

Coffee break friday afternoon: the publication shop with Jin Zhu, Grigoris Maravelias and Shy Halatzi (credit Jos Nijland).

Coffee break friday afternoon. Pavol Zigo, Jean-Louis Rault and Frans Lowiessen (credit Paul Roggemans).

Coffee break friday afternoon. Pavol Zigo, Jean-Louis Rault and Frans Lowiessen (credit Paul Roggemans).

Mariusz Wiśniewski with 'Video meteor astrometry' (credit Casper ter Kuile).

Mariusz Wiśniewski with ‘Video meteor astrometry’ (credit Casper ter Kuile).

Mariusz Wiśniewski with 'Video meteor astrometry' (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Mariusz Wiśniewski with ‘Video meteor astrometry’ (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Bernd Brinkmann with '18 month of double station observation' (credit Adriana Nicolae).

Bernd Brinkmann with ’18 month of double station observation’ (credit Adriana Nicolae).

Bernd Brinkmann with '18 month of double station observation' (credit Xiang Zhan).

Bernd Brinkmann with ’18 month of double station observation’ (credit Xiang Zhan).

Peter Veres with 'Pan-STARRS and possible meteoroid observations' (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Peter Veres with ‘Pan-STARRS and possible meteoroid observations’ (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Peter Veres with 'Pan-STARRS and possible meteoroid observations' (credit Xiang Zhan).

Peter Veres with ‘Pan-STARRS and possible meteoroid observations’ (credit Xiang Zhan).

During the poster session: From l.to r. Irmgard Schmidt, Birgit Flohrer, Joachim Flohrer and Hans-Georg Schmidt (credit Stanislav Kaniansky).

During the poster session: From l.to r. Irmgard Schmidt, Birgit Flohrer, Joachim Flohrer and Hans-Georg Schmidt (credit Stanislav Kaniansky).

During the poster session: Hans-Georg Schmidt (credit Bogdan Cristian Călin).

During the poster session: Hans-Georg Schmidt (credit Bogdan Cristian Călin).

During the poster session: Nagatoshi Nogami, Valentin Grigore and Hans-Georg Schmidt (credit Bogdan Cristian Călin).

During the poster session: Nagatoshi Nogami, Valentin Grigore and Hans-Georg Schmidt (credit Bogdan Cristian Călin).

During the poster session: Andrei Dorian Gheorghe commenting his poster (credit Bogdan Cristian Călin).

During the poster session: Andrei Dorian Gheorghe commenting his poster (credit Bogdan Cristian Călin).

One of the many interesting posters:'Croatian Meteor Network' (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

One of the many interesting posters:’Croatian Meteor Network’ (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

The poster of Meteor activities of the Hellenic Amateur Astronomy Association (credit Jos Nijland).

The poster of Meteor activities of the Hellenic Amateur Astronomy Association (credit Jos Nijland).

Friday evening dinner: Xin Li, Jun Cao and Arnold Tukkers (credit Casper ter Kuile).

Friday evening dinner: Xin Li, Jun Cao and Arnold Tukkers (credit Casper ter Kuile).

Friday evening: General assembly of IMO with Jean-Louis Rault, Lucie Maquet, Roland Winkler, François Colas, Frans Lowiessen, Detlef Koschny, Shy Halatzi, Chris Trayner, Eduard Bettonvil and Vanda Varigan (credit Casper ter Kuile).

Friday evening: General assembly of IMO with Jean-Louis Rault, Lucie Maquet, Roland Winkler, François Colas, Frans Lowiessen, Detlef Koschny, Shy Halatzi, Chris Trayner, Eduard Bettonvil and Vanda Varigan (credit Casper ter Kuile).

After serving 5 years as WGN editor, Chris Trayner decided to ask for replacement. This was a good occasion for IMO to thank Chris for the years of work he did as volunteer (credit Paul Roggemans).

After serving 5 years as WGN editor, Chris Trayner decided to ask for replacement. This was a good occasion for IMO to thank Chris for the years of work he did as volunteer (credit Paul Roggemans).

Sirko Molau reporting his activities as video commission director (credit Valentin Grigore).

Sirko Molau reporting his activities as video commission director (credit Valentin Grigore).

Friday evening free time in the bar: international table football with Pavol Habuda, Jakub Koukal, Jakub Kapus, Grigoris Maravelias (back), Kristine Adgere (back), Jos Nijland and François Colas (credit Casper ter Kuile).

Friday evening free time in the bar: international table football with Pavol Habuda, Jakub Koukal, Jakub Kapus, Grigoris Maravelias (back), Kristine Adgere (back), Jos Nijland and François Colas (credit Casper ter Kuile).

Friday evening free time in the bar: Luc Bastiaens, Nagatoshi Nogami, Urška Pajer, Antonio Martínez, Nastassia Smeets, Roland Winkler and Lucie Maquet (credit Casper ter Kuile).

Friday evening free time in the bar: Luc Bastiaens, Nagatoshi Nogami, Urška Pajer, Antonio Martínez, Nastassia Smeets, Roland Winkler and Lucie Maquet (credit Casper ter Kuile).

Friday evening free time in the bar: music became a very important aspect at IMC evenings. Jan Masiar (harmonica), Stanislav Kaniansky (guitar), Peter Zimnikoval, Jaroslav Gerbos (looking away), Štefan Gajdoš and Pavol Zigo (guitar) (credit Casper ter Kuile).

Friday evening free time in the bar: music became a very important aspect at IMC evenings. Jan Masiar (harmonica), Stanislav Kaniansky (guitar), Peter Zimnikoval, Jaroslav Gerbos (looking away), Štefan Gajdoš and Pavol Zigo (guitar) (credit Casper ter Kuile).

Friday evening free time in the bar: Jaroslav Gerbos, Štefan Gajdoš, Peter Zimnikoval (looking away), Pavol Zigo, Stanislav Kaniansky (front), Andrei Doria Gheorghe, Mirosław Krasnowski, Przemyslaw Zoladek, Jan Masiar and Mariusz Wiśniewski (credit Jos Nijland).

Friday evening free time in the bar: Jaroslav Gerbos, Štefan Gajdoš, Peter Zimnikoval (looking away), Pavol Zigo, Stanislav Kaniansky (front), Andrei Doria Gheorghe, Mirosław Krasnowski, Przemyslaw Zoladek, Jan Masiar and Mariusz Wiśniewski (credit Jos Nijland).

Friday evening free time in the bar: Mirosław Krasnowski, Przemyslaw Zoladek (hidden), Pavol Zigo (back), Mariusz Wiśniewski, Antonio Martinez, François Colas, Štefan Gajdoš (back), Gregoris Maravelias, Casper ter Kuile, Jan Masiar (harmonica), Juraj Toth, Jaroslav Gerbos, Stanislav Kaniansky (hidden with guitar) and Peter Zimnikoval (credit Jos Nijland).

Friday evening free time in the bar: Mirosław Krasnowski, Przemyslaw Zoladek (hidden), Pavol Zigo (back), Mariusz Wiśniewski, Antonio Martinez, François Colas, Štefan Gajdoš (back), Gregoris Maravelias, Casper ter Kuile, Jan Masiar (harmonica), Juraj Toth, Jaroslav Gerbos, Stanislav Kaniansky (hidden with guitar) and Peter Zimnikoval (credit Jos Nijland).

Seated from l;to r. Eva Buzhorova, Stanislav Kaniansky with guitar, Jaroslav Gerbos, Nastassia Smeets, Lucie Maquet, Štefan Gajdoš, Pavol Zigo (with guitar) and Jan Masiar (back). Standing in the background: Oleg Ugolnikov, Jakub Koukal, Jakub Kapus (back), Kristine Adgere, Luc Bastiaens, Plamena Alexandrova, Geert Barendsen and Boris Stoilov (credit François Colas).

Seated from l;to r. Eva Buzhorova, Stanislav Kaniansky with guitar, Jaroslav Gerbos, Nastassia Smeets, Lucie Maquet, Štefan Gajdoš, Pavol Zigo (with guitar) and Jan Masiar (back). Standing in the background: Oleg Ugolnikov, Jakub Koukal, Jakub Kapus (back), Kristine Adgere, Luc Bastiaens, Plamena Alexandrova, Geert Barendsen and Boris Stoilov (credit François Colas).

Saturday morning the fourth session dedicated to Fireball networks started. Zeljko Andreic with 'The first year of Croatian Meteor Network' (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Saturday morning the fourth session dedicated to Fireball networks started. Zeljko Andreic with ‘The first year of Croatian Meteor Network’ (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Zeljko Andreic with 'The first year of Croatian Meteor Network' (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Zeljko Andreic with ‘The first year of Croatian Meteor Network’ (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Zeljko Andreic with 'The first year of Croatian Meteor Network' (credit Xiang Zhan).

Zeljko Andreic with ‘The first year of Croatian Meteor Network’ (credit Xiang Zhan).

Saturday morning session: from l.to r. Lucie Maquet, Geert Barendsen, Javor Kac, Arnold Tukkers, Jiri Borovicka, Nagatoshi Nogami and some hidden people (credit Casper ter Kuile).

Saturday morning session: from l.to r. Lucie Maquet, Geert Barendsen, Javor Kac, Arnold Tukkers, Jiri Borovicka, Nagatoshi Nogami and some hidden people (credit Casper ter Kuile).

Przemyslaw Zoladek with 'Latest results obtained by the Polish Fireball Network' (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Przemyslaw Zoladek with ‘Latest results obtained by the Polish Fireball Network’ (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Przemyslaw Zoladek with 'Latest results obtained by the Polish Fireball Network' (credit Casper ter Kuile).

Przemyslaw Zoladek with ‘Latest results obtained by the Polish Fireball Network’ (credit Casper ter Kuile).

Przemyslaw Zoladek with 'Latest results obtained by the Polish Fireball Network' (credit Xiang Zhan).

Przemyslaw Zoladek with ‘Latest results obtained by the Polish Fireball Network’ (credit Xiang Zhan).

Jiri Borovicka with 'Current status and recent results of the Czech and Slovak part of the European Fireball Network' (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Jiri Borovicka with ‘Current status and recent results of the Czech and Slovak part of the European Fireball Network’ (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Jiri Borovicka with 'Current status and recent results of the Czech and Slovak part of the European Fireball Network' (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Jiri Borovicka with ‘Current status and recent results of the Czech and Slovak part of the European Fireball Network’ (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Jiri Borovicka with 'Current status and recent results of the Czech and Slovak part of the European Fireball Network' (credit Paul Roggemans).

Jiri Borovicka with ‘Current status and recent results of the Czech and Slovak part of the European Fireball Network’ (credit Paul Roggemans).

Minhye Kim and Uitae Kim with 'How light pollution affect asteroid (meteor) observation' (credit Xiang Zhan).

Minhye Kim and Uitae Kim with ‘How light pollution affect asteroid (meteor) observation’ (credit Xiang Zhan).

Minhye Kim and Uitae Kim with 'How light pollution affect asteroid (meteor) observation' (credit Jos Nijland).

Minhye Kim and Uitae Kim with ‘How light pollution affect asteroid (meteor) observation’ (credit Jos Nijland).

Minhye Kim and Uitae Kim with 'How light pollution affect asteroid (meteor) observation' (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Minhye Kim and Uitae Kim with ‘How light pollution affect asteroid (meteor) observation’ (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

The audience during the talk by Minhye Kim and Uitae Kim. With in front from l.to r. Matej Korec, Frans Lowiessen, Zeljko Andreic, Detlef Koschny, Damir Šegon, Jiri Borovicka, Anna Levina, Shy Halatzi, Pavol Zigo, Leonard Kornos, Antonio Martínez Picar and Daniel Ocenas (credit Jos Nijland).

The audience during the talk by Minhye Kim and Uitae Kim. With in front from l.to r. Matej Korec, Frans Lowiessen, Zeljko Andreic, Detlef Koschny, Damir Šegon, Jiri Borovicka, Anna Levina, Shy Halatzi, Pavol Zigo, Leonard Kornos, Antonio Martínez Picar and Daniel Ocenas (credit Jos Nijland).

Saturday morning cofee break: in front looking to the camera Robert Pomohaci, Nagatoshi Nogami talking to Galina Ryabova and Juraj Toth (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Saturday morning cofee break: in front looking to the camera Robert Pomohaci, Nagatoshi Nogami talking to Galina Ryabova and Juraj Toth (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Saturday morning Hungarian meteor friends joined the IMC for a day: at left Péter Spányi and László Gyarmati at right (credit Paul Roggemans).

Saturday morning Hungarian meteor friends joined the IMC for a day: at left Péter Spányi and László Gyarmati at right (credit Paul Roggemans).

Saturday morning coffee break: the internet connection of the IMC. From l.to r. Pavol Koten, Galina Ryabova, Pavol Zigo and Ireneusz Wlodarczyk (credit Casper ter Kuile).

Saturday morning coffee break: the internet connection of the IMC. From l.to r. Pavol Koten, Galina Ryabova, Pavol Zigo and Ireneusz Wlodarczyk (credit Casper ter Kuile).

Saturday morning coffee break: Jakub Koukal and Jakub Kapus (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Saturday morning coffee break: Jakub Koukal and Jakub Kapus (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Saturday morning coffee break: Mihail Robescu, Cristian-Daniel Grigore, Mariana Grigore, Adriana Nicolae, Nicolai Pomohaci (standing), Valentin Grigore (standing) and Jos Nijland (credit Casper ter Kuile).

Saturday morning coffee break: Mihail Robescu, Cristian-Daniel Grigore, Mariana Grigore, Adriana Nicolae, Nicolai Pomohaci (standing), Valentin Grigore (standing) and Jos Nijland (credit Casper ter Kuile).

The fifth session on meteor analysis: Maria Gritsevich with 'An analysis of the atmospheric trajectories of the famous meteorite producting fireballs' (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

The fifth session on meteor analysis: Maria Gritsevich with ‘An analysis of the atmospheric trajectories of the famous meteorite producting fireballs’ (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Maria Gritsevich with 'An analysis of the atmospheric trajectories of the famous meteorite producting fireballs' (credit Xiang Zhan).

Maria Gritsevich with ‘An analysis of the atmospheric trajectories of the famous meteorite producting fireballs’ (credit Xiang Zhan).

Geert Barendsen with 'Determination of meteoroid orbits from ESA/RSSD video observations' (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Geert Barendsen with ‘Determination of meteoroid orbits from ESA/RSSD video observations’ (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Geert Barendsen with 'Determination of meteoroid orbits from ESA/RSSD video observations' (credit Jos Nijland).

Geert Barendsen with ‘Determination of meteoroid orbits from ESA/RSSD video observations’ (credit Jos Nijland).

Geert Barendsen with 'Determination of meteoroid orbits from ESA/RSSD video observations' (credit Xiang Zhan).

Geert Barendsen with ‘Determination of meteoroid orbits from ESA/RSSD video observations’ (credit Xiang Zhan).

Saturday lunch; from l.to r. Irmgard Scmidt, Hans-Georg Schmidt, Frans Lowiessen, Jean-Louis Rault, Birgit Flohrer (front), François Colas and Bernd Brinkmann (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Saturday lunch; from l.to r. Irmgard Scmidt, Hans-Georg Schmidt, Frans Lowiessen, Jean-Louis Rault, Birgit Flohrer (front), François Colas and Bernd Brinkmann (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Ready for the IMC excursion. From l.to r. Shlomi Eini, Shy Halatzi, Cristian-Daniel Grigore, Luc Bastiaens, Valentin Grigore, Peter Zimnikoval (looking away), Jiri Borovicka, Jakub Kapus, Pavol Habuda and Mirosław Krasnowski (credit Casper ter Kuile).

Ready for the IMC excursion. From l.to r. Shlomi Eini, Shy Halatzi, Cristian-Daniel Grigore, Luc Bastiaens, Valentin Grigore, Peter Zimnikoval (looking away), Jiri Borovicka, Jakub Kapus, Pavol Habuda and Mirosław Krasnowski (credit Casper ter Kuile).

On the way with two autobusses (credit Casper ter Kuile).

On the way with two autobusses (credit Casper ter Kuile).

Arrived in Banska Stiavnica (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Arrived in Banska Stiavnica (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Arrived in Banska Stiavnica, Uitae Kim photographing Minhye Kim. In front Shlomi Eini (credit Jean-Louis Rault).

Arrived in Banska Stiavnica, Uitae Kim photographing Minhye Kim. In front Shlomi Eini (credit Jean-Louis Rault).

Arrived in Banska Stiavnica, the entrance of the Mining Museum (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Arrived in Banska Stiavnica, the entrance of the Mining Museum (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

From l.to r. on the foreground Pavel Koten, Leonard Kornos, Štefan Gajdoš, Mirosław Krasnowski, Mariusz Wiśniewski, Przemyslaw Zoladek, Hans-Georg Schmidt, Irmgard Schmidt, Roland Winkler (looking away), Bernd Brinkmann, Oleg Ugolnikov and Eduard Pittich (credit Casper ter Kuile).

From l.to r. on the foreground Pavel Koten, Leonard Kornos, Štefan Gajdoš, Mirosław Krasnowski, Mariusz Wiśniewski, Przemyslaw Zoladek, Hans-Georg Schmidt, Irmgard Schmidt, Roland Winkler (looking away), Bernd Brinkmann, Oleg Ugolnikov and Eduard Pittich (credit Casper ter Kuile).

Chris Trayner and Jean-Louis Rault demonstrating how run the engines (credit Valentin Grigore).

Chris Trayner and Jean-Louis Rault demonstrating how run the engines (credit Valentin Grigore).

Before entering the mine: all IMC 90 visitors got a protective coat, a helmet and a flash light: François Colas, Nastassia Smeets and Paul Roggemans look to the camera (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Before entering the mine: all IMC 90 visitors got a protective coat, a helmet and a flash light: François Colas, Nastassia Smeets and Paul Roggemans look to the camera (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

The walk down into the valley to the entrance of the mine, from l.to r. Grigoris Maravelias, Paul Roggemans, Adriana Nicolae, Bogdan Cristian Călin, Casper ter Kuile, Mihail Robescu and Lucie Maquet (credit Valentin Grigore).

The walk down into the valley to the entrance of the mine, from l.to r. Grigoris Maravelias, Paul Roggemans, Adriana Nicolae, Bogdan Cristian Călin, Casper ter Kuile, Mihail Robescu and Lucie Maquet (credit Valentin Grigore).

The walk down into the valley to the entrance of the mine (credit Valentin Grigore).

The walk down into the valley to the entrance of the mine (credit Valentin Grigore).

The French connection ready to go underground: Lucie Maquet, François Colas and Jean-louis Rault before the mine entrance (credit François Colas).

The French connection ready to go underground: Lucie Maquet, François Colas and Jean-louis Rault before the mine entrance (credit François Colas).

All together listening to the guide before the entrance; a gate to hell or just a mine? (credit Valentin Grigore).

All together listening to the guide before the entrance; a gate to hell or just a mine? (credit Valentin Grigore).

Soon we got all along narrow tunnels, stairs and ladders into the mine (credit Valentin Grigore).

Soon we got all along narrow tunnels, stairs and ladders into the mine (credit Valentin Grigore).

Going deep undiscovered talent occurs: Galina Ryabova staring with Arnold Tukkers (credit François Colas).

Going deep undiscovered talent occurs: Galina Ryabova staring with Arnold Tukkers (credit François Colas).

The mine hosts some wider halls where historic and technical explanations were given (credit Jos Nijland).

The mine hosts some wider halls where historic and technical explanations were given (credit Jos Nijland).

In the dark, with the helmets we all looked the same, but who is who? From l.to r. Valentin Grigore, Mihail Robescu, Jos Nijland, Alexandru-Sebastian Grigore, Regina Rudawska, Luc Bastiaens (red helmet), Jin Zhu (looking away), Maria Gritsevich, Lucie Maquet, Mitja Govedič, Geert Barendsen, François Colas (red helmet), László Gyarmati and Péter Spányi (credit Casper ter Kuile).

In the dark, with the helmets we all looked the same, but who is who? From l.to r. Valentin Grigore, Mihail Robescu, Jos Nijland, Alexandru-Sebastian Grigore, Regina Rudawska, Luc Bastiaens (red helmet), Jin Zhu (looking away), Maria Gritsevich, Lucie Maquet, Mitja Govedič, Geert Barendsen, François Colas (red helmet), László Gyarmati and Péter Spányi (credit Casper ter Kuile).

Casper ter Kuile photographing, in front Eduard Bettonvil and Plamena Alexandrova looking to the camera (credit Valentin Grigore).

Casper ter Kuile photographing, in front Eduard Bettonvil and Plamena Alexandrova looking to the camera (credit Valentin Grigore).

On the walk through the mine we understood why we got a helmet and protection coats: Mihail Robescu in one of the mine galleries (credit Bogdan Cristian Călin).

On the walk through the mine we understood why we got a helmet and protection coats: Mihail Robescu in one of the mine galleries (credit Bogdan Cristian Călin).

The humidity was very well visible on walls and wood (credit Casper ter Kuile).

The humidity was very well visible on walls and wood (credit Casper ter Kuile).

More or less recognizable: from l.to r. Xin Li, Paul Roggemans, László Gyarmati, Andriana Nicolae, Plamena Alexandrova and Arnold Tukkers (credit Jos Nijland).

More or less recognizable: from l.to r. Xin Li, Paul Roggemans, László Gyarmati, Andriana Nicolae, Plamena Alexandrova and Arnold Tukkers (credit Jos Nijland).

How many photographs would have been made? Joachim Flohrer and Adriana Nicolae (credit Bogdan Cristian Călin).

How many photographs would have been made? Joachim Flohrer and Adriana Nicolae (credit Bogdan Cristian Călin).

Happy faces after a very surprising and interesting visit: Valentin Grigore photographing in front (credit Adriana Nicolae).

Happy faces after a very surprising and interesting visit: Valentin Grigore photographing in front (credit Adriana Nicolae).

After the underground we got time to take a look at the mining museum at the surface (credit Valentin Grigore).

After the underground we got time to take a look at the mining museum at the surface (credit Valentin Grigore).

From the mining museum the group went to the Planetarium in Ziar nad Hronom. On the first rows Arnold Tukkers, Nicolai Pomohaci, Elise Ijland, Robert Pomohaci, Minhye Kim and Uitae Kim (credit Bogdan Cristian Călin).

From the mining museum the group went to the Planetarium in Ziar nad Hronom. On the first rows Arnold Tukkers, Nicolai Pomohaci, Elise Ijland, Robert Pomohaci, Minhye Kim and Uitae Kim (credit Bogdan Cristian Călin).

Arrival at the Planetarium (credit Casper ter Kuile).

Arrival at the Planetarium (credit Casper ter Kuile).

The staff of the planetarium offered us a warm welcome with drinks and refreshments. In the front we recognize from l.to r. Jiri Borovicka, Plamena Alexandrova, Hans-Georg Schmidt, Leonard Kornos, Regina Rudawska and Robert Pomohaci (credit Jean-Louis Rault).

The staff of the planetarium offered us a warm welcome with drinks and refreshments. In the front we recognize from l.to r. Jiri Borovicka, Plamena Alexandrova, Hans-Georg Schmidt, Leonard Kornos, Regina Rudawska and Robert Pomohaci (credit Jean-Louis Rault).

The staff of the planetarium offered us a warm welcome with drinks and refreshments: Stanislav Kaniansky and Jan Masiar at work (credit Leonard Kornos).

The staff of the planetarium offered us a warm welcome with drinks and refreshments: Stanislav Kaniansky and Jan Masiar at work (credit Leonard Kornos).

At the small planetarium first row from l.to r. Birgit Flohrer, Joachim Flohrer, François Colas, Eduard Pittich and Peter Zimnikoval (credit Stanislav Kaniansky).

At the small planetarium first row from l.to r. Birgit Flohrer, Joachim Flohrer, François Colas, Eduard Pittich and Peter Zimnikoval (credit Stanislav Kaniansky).

In the big planetarium a splendid presentation on Southern constellations was offered: on the first row from l.to r. Jiri Borovicka, Maria Gritsevich, Anna Levina and Jean-Louis Rault (credit Stanislav Kaniansky).

In the big planetarium a splendid presentation on Southern constellations was offered: on the first row from l.to r. Jiri Borovicka, Maria Gritsevich, Anna Levina and Jean-Louis Rault (credit Stanislav Kaniansky).

From l.to r. Xin Li, Jin Zhu, Stanislav Kaniansky, Jun Cao, Xiang Zhan and Song Xuan (credit Stanislav Kaniansky).

From l.to r. Xin Li, Jin Zhu, Stanislav Kaniansky, Jun Cao, Xiang Zhan and Song Xuan (credit Stanislav Kaniansky).

Saturday evening special closing dinner: Luc Bastiaens, François Colas and Lucie Maquet 'cheers' (credit Paul Roggemans).

Saturday evening special closing dinner: Luc Bastiaens, François Colas and Lucie Maquet ‘cheers’ (credit Paul Roggemans).

Saturday evening special closing dinner: Sirko Molau, Roland Winkler, Birgit Flohrer, Joachim Flohrer, Irmgard Schmidt and Bernd Brinkmann 'prosit' (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Saturday evening special closing dinner: Sirko Molau, Roland Winkler, Birgit Flohrer, Joachim Flohrer, Irmgard Schmidt and Bernd Brinkmann ‘prosit’ (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Saturday evening special closing dinner: a festive buffet (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Saturday evening special closing dinner: a festive buffet (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Saturday evening special closing dinner: the festive buffet invaded by hungry people (credit Bogdan Cristian Călin).

Saturday evening special closing dinner: the festive buffet invaded by hungry people (credit Bogdan Cristian Călin).

Saturday evening: Joachim Flohrer, Irmgard and Hans-Georg Schmidt signing the traditional IMC cards (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Saturday evening: Joachim Flohrer, Irmgard and Hans-Georg Schmidt signing the traditional IMC cards (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Juraj Toth and Regina Rudawska signing the IMC postcards to be sent to missing friends (credit Xiang Zhan).

Juraj Toth and Regina Rudawska signing the IMC postcards to be sent to missing friends (credit Xiang Zhan).

The audience awaiting the legendary Astro Poetry show, on the first row Przemyslaw Zoladek, Wanda Wlodarczyk and Ireneusz Wlodarczyk (credit Bogdan Cristian Călin).

The audience awaiting the legendary Astro Poetry show, on the first row Przemyslaw Zoladek, Wanda Wlodarczyk and Ireneusz Wlodarczyk (credit Bogdan Cristian Călin).

The astro poetry show director Andrei Dorian Gheorghe opened on the melancholic tones of the Romanian composer Ciprian Porumbescu with a homage to Costica Gheorghe, father of the astro poetry who participated at the IMC in 2000 but who sadly died in 2007 (credit Xiang Zhan).

The astro poetry show director Andrei Dorian Gheorghe opened on the melancholic tones of the Romanian composer Ciprian Porumbescu with a homage to Costica Gheorghe, father of the astro poetry who participated at the IMC in 2000 but who sadly died in 2007 (credit Xiang Zhan).

The audience on the first rows from l.to r. Alexandru-Sebastian Grigore, Przemyslaw Zoladek, Detlef Koschny, Minhye Kim, Uitae Kim, Wanda Wlodarczyk, Shy Halatzi, Paul Roggemans, Joachim Flohrer, Birgit Flohrer, Ireneusz Wlodarczyk, Adriana Nicolae, Maria Gritsevich, Regina Rudawska, Mariana Grigore, Anna Levina, Shlomi Eini, Arnold Tukkers, Irmgard Schmidt, Elise Ijland and Nagatoshi Nogami (credit Valentin Grigore).

The audience on the first rows from l.to r. Alexandru-Sebastian Grigore, Przemyslaw Zoladek, Detlef Koschny, Minhye Kim, Uitae Kim, Wanda Wlodarczyk, Shy Halatzi, Paul Roggemans, Joachim Flohrer, Birgit Flohrer, Ireneusz Wlodarczyk, Adriana Nicolae, Maria Gritsevich, Regina Rudawska, Mariana Grigore, Anna Levina, Shlomi Eini, Arnold Tukkers, Irmgard Schmidt, Elise Ijland and Nagatoshi Nogami (credit Valentin Grigore).

The most hectic moment of the IMC, a very realistic remake of the IMC group photo. From l.to r. Alexandru-Sebastian Grigore, Cristian-Daniel Grigore, Mihail Robescu, Bogdan Cristian Călin, Valentin Grigore and Andrei Dorian Gheorghe (credit Stanislav Kaniansky).

The most hectic moment of the IMC, a very realistic remake of the IMC group photo. From l.to r. Alexandru-Sebastian Grigore, Cristian-Daniel Grigore, Mihail Robescu, Bogdan Cristian Călin, Valentin Grigore and Andrei Dorian Gheorghe (credit Stanislav Kaniansky).

Paul Roggemans with some meteor haiku's with Stanislav Kaniansky guiding on soft guitar music (credit Bogdan Cristian Călin).

Paul Roggemans with some meteor haiku’s with Stanislav Kaniansky guiding on soft guitar music (credit Bogdan Cristian Călin).

Andrei Dorian Gheorge welcomes Galina Ryabova in a poetic mode (credit Bogdan Cristian Călin).

Andrei Dorian Gheorge welcomes Galina Ryabova in a poetic mode (credit Bogdan Cristian Călin).

Nagatoshi Nogami, the specialist of the Japanese haiku (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Nagatoshi Nogami, the specialist of the Japanese haiku (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

The audience at 23 pm, although the day was very bussy nobody wants to miss the astro show (credit Stanislav Kaniansky).

The audience at 23 pm, although the day was very bussy nobody wants to miss the astro show (credit Stanislav Kaniansky).

Antonio Martínez Picar, with the small drums (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Antonio Martínez Picar, with the small drums (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Shlomi Eini and Shy Halatzi introducing the meteor jokes (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Shlomi Eini and Shy Halatzi introducing the meteor jokes (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Astro Poetry show director Andrei Dorian Gheoghe coordinated a most entertaining scenario (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Astro Poetry show director Andrei Dorian Gheoghe coordinated a most entertaining scenario (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Andrei Dorian Gheorghe observes Bogdan Cristian Călin and Mihail Robescu as celestial bodies (credit Stanislav Kaniansky).

Andrei Dorian Gheorghe observes Bogdan Cristian Călin and Mihail Robescu as celestial bodies (credit Stanislav Kaniansky).

Andrei Dorian Gheorghe making more poetry discoveries in space, Adriana Nicolae as comet (credit Stanislav Kaniansky).

Andrei Dorian Gheorghe making more poetry discoveries in space, Adriana Nicolae as comet (credit Stanislav Kaniansky).

Andrei Dorian Gheorghe, Cristian-Daniel Grigore and Alexandru-Sebastian Grigore in action (credit Adriana Nicolae).

Andrei Dorian Gheorghe, Cristian-Daniel Grigore and Alexandru-Sebastian Grigore in action (credit Adriana Nicolae).

A musical intermezzo with Jan Masiar (Harmonica), Stanislav Kaniansky (guitar), Antonio Martínez Picar (drum) and Pavol Zigo (guitar) (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

A musical intermezzo with Jan Masiar (Harmonica), Stanislav Kaniansky (guitar), Antonio Martínez Picar (drum) and Pavol Zigo (guitar) (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

The audience during the astro poetry show; most people don't want to miss this cultural highlight of the IMC (credit Stanislav Kaniansky).

The audience during the astro poetry show; most people don’t want to miss this cultural highlight of the IMC (credit Stanislav Kaniansky).

Andrei Dorian Gheorge involves many participants: here Przemyslaw Zoladek as guest star (credit Bogdan Cristian Călin).

Andrei Dorian Gheorge involves many participants: here Przemyslaw Zoladek as guest star (credit Bogdan Cristian Călin).

Andrei Dorian Gheorge involves many participants: here Detlef Koschny as guest star (credit Bogdan Cristian Călin).

Andrei Dorian Gheorge involves many participants: here Detlef Koschny as guest star (credit Bogdan Cristian Călin).

Andrei Dorian Gheorge involves many participants: here Arnold Tukkers as guest star, on his turn invoving the audience (credit Bogdan Cristian Călin).

Andrei Dorian Gheorge involves many participants: here Arnold Tukkers as guest star, on his turn invoving the audience (credit Bogdan Cristian Călin).

Andrei Dorian Gheorge involves many participants: here Nastassia Smeets, Urška Pajer and Lucie Maquet as guest stars (credit Bogdan Cristian Călin).

Andrei Dorian Gheorge involves many participants: here Nastassia Smeets, Urška Pajer and Lucie Maquet as guest stars (credit Bogdan Cristian Călin).

Andrei Dorian Gheorge involves many participants: here Hans-Georg Schmidt as guest star (credit Bogdan Cristian Călin).

Andrei Dorian Gheorge involves many participants: here Hans-Georg Schmidt as guest star (credit Bogdan Cristian Călin).

At the end of the Astropoetry show (20 past midnight) Nagatoshi Nogami distributed traditional Japanese sweets. Another tradition at the IMCs is that participants offer each other some sweets or drinks from their country or region (credit Casper ter Kuile).

At the end of the Astropoetry show (20 past midnight) Nagatoshi Nogami distributed traditional Japanese sweets. Another tradition at the IMCs is that participants offer each other some sweets or drinks from their country or region (credit Casper ter Kuile).

After the astro show, Plamena Alexandrova and Bogdan Cristian Călin tried the guitars (credit Bogdan Cristian Călin).

After the astro show, Plamena Alexandrova and Bogdan Cristian Călin tried the guitars (credit Bogdan Cristian Călin).

Till early on Sunday morning people celebrated the last night of the IMC: Paval Zigo at the guitar, Mariusz Wiśniewski, Štefan Gajdoš, Jaroslav Gerbos, Frans Lowiessen, Stanislav Kaniansky (guitar), Jan Masiar (harmonica), Cis Verbeeck, Tom Roelandts and Luc Bastiaens (credit Jos Nijland).

Till early on Sunday morning people celebrated the last night of the IMC: Paval Zigo at the guitar, Mariusz Wiśniewski, Štefan Gajdoš, Jaroslav Gerbos, Frans Lowiessen, Stanislav Kaniansky (guitar), Jan Masiar (harmonica), Cis Verbeeck, Tom Roelandts and Luc Bastiaens (credit Jos Nijland).

Till early on Sunday morning people celebrated the last night of the IMC: Paval Zigo at the guitar, Mariusz Wiśniewski, Geert Barendsen (harmonica), Štefan Gajdoš, Detlef Koschny, Jaroslav Gerbos, Frans Lowiessen, Juraj Toth, Stanislav Kaniansky (guitar), Jan Masiar (harmonica), Cis Verbeeck, Tom Roelandts, Luc Bastiaens and part of Przemyslaw Zoladek (credit Jos Nijland).

Till early on Sunday morning people celebrated the last night of the IMC: Paval Zigo at the guitar, Mariusz Wiśniewski, Geert Barendsen (harmonica), Štefan Gajdoš, Detlef Koschny, Jaroslav Gerbos, Frans Lowiessen, Juraj Toth, Stanislav Kaniansky (guitar), Jan Masiar (harmonica), Cis Verbeeck, Tom Roelandts, Luc Bastiaens and part of Przemyslaw Zoladek (credit Jos Nijland).

As everybody was in the astro poetry show the bar seeing no clients had closed at Saturday midnight which resulted in a rather well attended early Sunday morning session. In front from l.to r. Nina Solovaya, Casper ter Kuile, Anna Levina and Pavol Zigo (credit Adriana Nicolae).

As everybody was in the astro poetry show the bar seeing no clients had closed at Saturday midnight which resulted in a rather well attended early Sunday morning session. In front from l.to r. Nina Solovaya, Casper ter Kuile, Anna Levina and Pavol Zigo (credit Adriana Nicolae).

Session 5 on meteor analysis continued from Saturday morning. Chairman Paul Roggemans negociating with Matej Korec (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Session 5 on meteor analysis continued from Saturday morning. Chairman Paul Roggemans negociating with Matej Korec (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

The first lecture of the Sunday morning session: Oleg Ugolnikov with 'Detection of Leonids meteoric dust in the upper atmosphere by the polarization measurements of the twilight sky' (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

The first lecture of the Sunday morning session: Oleg Ugolnikov with ‘Detection of Leonids meteoric dust in the upper atmosphere by the polarization measurements of the twilight sky’ (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Paul Roggemans and Oleg Ugolnikov who spoke about 'Detection of Leonids meteoric dust in the upper atmosphere by the polarization measurements of the twilight sky' (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Paul Roggemans and Oleg Ugolnikov who spoke about ‘Detection of Leonids meteoric dust in the upper atmosphere by the polarization measurements of the twilight sky’ (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

While a technical problem was being solved and some people strugled with a lack of sleep of past night Paul Roggemans decided to propose a two minute relaxation and breathing excercise to get more oxygen in the blood and brains (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

While a technical problem was being solved and some people strugled with a lack of sleep of past night Paul Roggemans decided to propose a two minute relaxation and breathing excercise to get more oxygen in the blood and brains (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Breathing, streching and relaxing from l.to r. Antonio Martínez Picar (photographing), François Colas, Grigoris Maravelias, Oleg Ugolnikov, Eduard Bettonvil, Nicolai Pomohaci, Nastassia Smeets and Robert Pomohaci (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Breathing, streching and relaxing from l.to r. Antonio Martínez Picar (photographing), François Colas, Grigoris Maravelias, Oleg Ugolnikov, Eduard Bettonvil, Nicolai Pomohaci, Nastassia Smeets and Robert Pomohaci (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Breathing, streching and relaxing from l.to r. Casper ter Kuile, Nina Solovaya, Daniel Ocenas, Hans-Georg Schmidt, Irmgard Schmidt Sirko Molau and Detlef Koschny (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Breathing, streching and relaxing from l.to r. Casper ter Kuile, Nina Solovaya, Daniel Ocenas, Hans-Georg Schmidt, Irmgard Schmidt Sirko Molau and Detlef Koschny (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Jiri Borovicka with 'Draconid fireball of October 13, 2007 and other interesting events' (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Jiri Borovicka with ‘Draconid fireball of October 13, 2007 and other interesting events’ (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Pavol Koten with 'Temptations of the automatic detection systems' (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Pavol Koten with ‘Temptations of the automatic detection systems’ (credit Bernd Brinkmann).

Pavol Koten with 'Temptations of the automatic detection systems' (credit Xiang Zhan).

Pavol Koten with ‘Temptations of the automatic detection systems’ (credit Xiang Zhan).

Detlef Koschny with 'MetRec for Windows' (credit Casper ter Kuile).

Detlef Koschny with ‘MetRec for Windows’ (credit Casper ter Kuile).

Shy Halatzi with 'Astronomy in Israel' (credit Valentin Grigore).

Shy Halatzi with ‘Astronomy in Israel’ (credit Valentin Grigore).

Jun Cao with 'A Fireball Video Surveillance Network in Beijing' (credit Jos Nijland).

Jun Cao with ‘A Fireball Video Surveillance Network in Beijing’ (credit Jos Nijland).

Nastassia Smeets with 'A web-based input system for fireball data' (credit Jos Nijland).

Nastassia Smeets with ‘A web-based input system for fireball data’ (credit Jos Nijland).

About 13h20 Marc Gyssens closed the IMC and thanked the LOC and especially Stanislav Kaniansky for the wonderful IMC and their excellent organizing work (credit Valentin Grigore).

About 13h20 Marc Gyssens closed the IMC and thanked the LOC and especially Stanislav Kaniansky for the wonderful IMC and their excellent organizing work (credit Valentin Grigore).

IMC organizer Stanislav Kaniansky with the closing words (credit Leonard Kornos).

IMC organizer Stanislav Kaniansky with the closing words (credit Leonard Kornos).

Saying good bye from l.to r. Juraj Toth, Stanislav Kaniansky, Boris Stoilov and Daniel Ocenas (credit Valentin Grigore).

Saying good bye from l.to r. Juraj Toth, Stanislav Kaniansky, Boris Stoilov and Daniel Ocenas (credit Valentin Grigore).

Alex Conu, Cristina Tinta-Vass and Curtasu Mihai carefully removing the posters with the excellent astro photographs (credit Casper ter Kuile).

Alex Conu, Cristina Tinta-Vass and Curtasu Mihai carefully removing the posters with the excellent astro photographs (credit Casper ter Kuile).

Juraj Toth, Daniel Ocenas and Stanislav Kaniansky receive the astrophoto album of Valentin Grigore (credit Bogdan Cristian Călin).

Juraj Toth, Daniel Ocenas and Stanislav Kaniansky receive the astrophoto album of Valentin Grigore (credit Bogdan Cristian Călin).

Maria Gritsevich receives the astrophoto album of Valentin Grigore (credit Bogdan Cristian Călin).

Maria Gritsevich receives the astrophoto album of Valentin Grigore (credit Bogdan Cristian Călin).

The last lunch of the IMC Sunday noon: Andrei Dorian Gheorghe, Jos Nijland and Mihai Robescu (credit Casper ter Kuile).

The last lunch of the IMC Sunday noon: Andrei Dorian Gheorghe, Jos Nijland and Mihai Robescu (credit Casper ter Kuile).

Stanislav Kaniansky and Anna Levina being photographed by Maria Gritsevich (credit Casper ter Kuile).

Stanislav Kaniansky and Anna Levina being photographed by Maria Gritsevich (credit Casper ter Kuile).

Goodbye Šachtička, see you all back next year (credit Casper ter Kuile).

Goodbye Šachtička, see you all back next year (credit Casper ter Kuile).