15 to 17 March 2019, Lauterbach

Invitation to the AKM Meeting 2019

The 39th AKM meeting and the general meeting of the Arbeitskreis Meteore e.V. will take place from March 15 to 17, 2019 at the Youth Hostel Urwald-Life-Camp Lauterbach .
Accommodation: Accommodation Fri./Sat. and Sat./Sun. is provided in single or double rooms with washing facilities and WC, depending on preference. We have reserved 35 places, 30 in double rooms [fully booked [22.02.2019]) and 5 in single rooms (fully booked [08.01.2019]).
Conference fee:
  • Single room: 125 Euro - fully booked
  • Double room: 105 Euro - fully booked
  • Day guests: 10 Euro
The conference fee includes two nights, bed linen, full board from Friday evening to Sunday noon, coffee break on Saturday, and the rental of conference rooms with drinks. Payment of the conference fee: Please pay in advance to the association account. The bank details can be found in the imprint of Meteoros or requested by email from Ina Rendtel.  Program: The program will include contributions from all departments of the AKM (meteors, fireballs and meteorites, halos, auroras, luminous night clouds, and other atmospheric phenomena). The general meeting will take place on Saturday, March 16, 2019 in the afternoon.Further information: Nestled in a stunning landscape, at the edge of the UNESCO World Heritage Site NP "Hainich", the JH "Urwald-Life-Camp" is located on the Harsberg in 99826 Lauterbach.

Registered Participants

Name Location Car sharing
Günther Busch Gotha  
Clara Dittié Königswinter  
Georg Dittié Königswinter Offer: from Königswinter, max. 2 persons
Frank Enzlein Ahrensfelde  
Christian Fenn Hammelburg Offer: from Hammelburg, Fulda or Schweinfurt, max. 2 persons
Luisa Fenn Hammelburg  
Daniel Fischer Königswinter  
Kevin Förster Carlsfeld  
Bernd Gährken Munich  
Lars Günther Wellheim  
Alexander Haußmann Hörlitz  
Claudia Hinz Schwarzenberg  
Wolfgang Hinz Schwarzenberg  
Ruben Jacob Burgkunstadt  
Hans Martin Jung Braunfels  
Karl Kaiser Schlägl  
Bernd Klemt Bergisch Gladbach Offer: from Bochum (15:00), max. 2 persons
André Knöfel Lindenberg Offer: from Dresden or southern Berlin or Leipzig (as needed, at noon), max. 3 persons
Stefan Lorenz Halle/Saale  
Andreas Möller Berlin Offer: from Berlin (afternoon), max. 3 persons
Sirko Molau Seysdorf  
Reinhard Nitze Barsinghausen  
Thomas Osthoff Düsseldorf  
Ina Rendtel Potsdam  
Jürgen Rendtel Potsdam Looking for a ride from Potsdam
Marion Rudolph Potsdam  
Elmar Schmidt Bad Schönborn  
Ulrich Sperberg Salzwedel  
Jörg Strunk Herford  
Petra Strunk Herford  
Carina Theiler Seysdorf  
Laura Theiler Seysdorf  
Frank Wächter Radebeul  
Sabine Wächter Radebeul  
Roland Winkler Werder  

Scheduled Lectures

Name Topic Estimated duration
Clara Dittié Aurora flight in November 2018 15min
Georg Dittié Radio scatter 2018 20min
Christian Fenn Building a "garden observatory" 15min
Bernd Gährken The fireball 3414 of 2018 25min
Bernd Gährken The glowing fungus Panellus stipticus 25min
Alexander Haußmann Secondary halos, halos of halos: current state of knowledge 25min
Claudia Hinz Atmospheric review of the year 2018 of the AKM 45min
Claudia Hinz Refraction effects on clouds 20min
Wolfgang Hinz 40 years of halo observations in the AKM 30min
André Knöfel The MOBOTIX Q2x as a fireball surveillance camera: a new approach 20min
Sirko Molau FRIPON vs AllSky6: a comparison 20min
Andreas Möller, Elmar Schmidt The total lunar eclipse of 20.01.2019 in Mexico 30min
Jürgen Rendtel October meteor outbursts 2018 30min
Jürgen Rendtel Can the Southern Cross be seen completely from Tenerife? 15min
Ulrich Sperberg Ephemera and memorabilia: the image craze before the image craze, and who was Mr Ball? 20min
Jörg Strunk Fireball photography with the ASI 178mm 15min
Frank Wächter Astrophotography in the Bavarian Forest 20min
Please send changes or additions to André Knöfel