Fireball event 23:35 UT 18 Nov 2019

[Derek Robson]

My Watec 902H2 S camera (6 mm lens) picked up this (almost bolide?) event last night, low down in the south west sky as viewed from my Loughborough location.  Software estimated brightness was magnitude -6.3.  It exploded and split into two bright fragments.

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[Alex Pratt]

Hi Derek,

A spectacular one!

I didn’t catch it on my cameras, but that’s expected because our fields don’t overlap. I’ve asked the NEMETODE group if any other stations recorded it.

Fingers crossed.

      Alex.

[Eric Watkins]

 Derek,

a nice capture.  I’ve just acquired similar equipment with the help of William Stewart and I’m in the process of setting it up. I  Just need  to get a nice focus, and settings but the weather is against me at the moment.

Hope to join the team any night now

Eric

[Derek Robson]

Eric

Thanks.  William built and tested my equipment.  With William’s expert help, you should have no problem. Wishing you all the best for your first fireball capture. 

Derek

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