¹G.I. Kokhirova, ²D. Vida, ¹M. Pirkhoniyon, ¹Z. Nazarova, ¹P. Gulmurodzoda
Icarus (in Press) Link to Article [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2026.116968]
¹Institute of Astrophysics of the National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
²Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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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.