Meteor observations in Tajikistan within the global meteor network project: Preliminary results

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G.I. Kokhirova, D. Vida, M. Pirkhoniyon, Z. Nazarova, P. Gulmurodzoda

Icarus, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 28 February 2026

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“Highlights

  • New video cameras have been conducting systematic monitoring of meteor activity at two sites in Tajikistan since 2024.
  • The video observations are carried out within the framework of the Global Meteor Network project.
  • Between June 2024 and October 2025, the simultaneous operation of the equipment has already provided new data on tens of thousands of registered meteors, more than 600 of which are multi- station meteors.
  • Some preliminary results of these meteor observations are presented here.”

“Two sets of equipment for automated meteor video observations were installed for the first time at the Institute of Astrophysics of the National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan. Test observations were conducted at two locations: in Dushanbe (ϕ = 38.55°, λ = 68.86°) and at the Sanglokh Astronomical Observatory (ϕ = 38.26°, λ = 69.22°). The first light was achieved in June 2024. The video cameras were registered in the Global Meteor Network Project under the codes Dushanbe TJ0001 and Khatlon TJ0002, and they are now operating continuously in systematic observation mode. This paper presents the first results of meteor video observations in Tajikistan, including detection statistics and derived meteor atmospheric trajectories, radiants, orbits, absolute magnitudes and initial photometric masses.”

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