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From the content of the March 2020 issue:
Confusions in IAUMDC Meteor Shower Database (SD)
Masahiro Koseki……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 93
Using meteor interarrival times to obtain the rate of the alpha Monocerotid outburst
J. Andreas (Andy) Howell………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 112
Ursids (URS#015) in 2019
Paul Roggemans and Carl Johannink……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 117
December sigma Virginids (DSV) complex
Masahiro Koseki………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 121
December 2019 report CAMS BeNeLux
Paul Roggemans………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 127
Annual report 2019 CAMS BeNeLux
Paul Roggemans………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 129
January 2020 report CAMS BeNeLux
Paul Roggemans………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 135
Winter and Ursids observations 2019
Pierre Martin……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 137
Radio observations in December 2019
Ivan Sergei…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 139
Radio meteors December 2019
Felix Verbelen……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 142
Radio meteors January 2020
Felix Verbelen……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 149
Meteorite dropping fireball 8 April 2018
Gábor Kővágó……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 154
Fireball events over Spain in January and February 2020
José María Madiedo…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 158
Stunning fireball 23 February 2020
Gábor Kővágó……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 160