Nick Rowell is an astrophysicist at the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh and is currently part of DPAC (Data Processing
and Analysis Consortium for the Gaia Space Telescope). He became interested in meteor videography in 2013 when he first heard
about NEMETODE and similar meteor detection networks. Setting up an observing site of his own seemed
like a great opportunity to build experience with some real equipment and learn a bit more about the technology involved in backyard
astronomy.
Nick has worked on a range of projects with the European Space Agency including developing machine vision based guidance
systems for asteroid and planetary landing missions and using multiple-view imagery to triangulate meteors seemed like a
fascinating use of this emerging technology.
The latest videos from Nick's camera can be viewed here and more details
on his astrophysics research can be found here.