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Fireball 20200721_001438
About this observation
Observer
Alex Pratt
Time of observation
21/07/2020 - 00:14
Object
Fireball 20200721_001438
Observing location
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Equipment
Watec 910HX video camera
8mm f/0.8 lens
UFO Capture
UFO Analyser
8mm f/0.8 lens
UFO Capture
UFO Analyser
Exposure
1/25th sec video frames (1/50th sec video fields)
Tags
Tracie Heywood brought to my attention that the IMO has received many reports from observers in Scotland and northern England of a very bright meteor. I recorded it on my Leeds_N camera - composite JPG attached.
The meteor was detected when it was mag 3 passing under the Plough. Over the next 7 seconds it gradually brightened to mag 1 as it passed near the ghostly comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE), then it flared to mag -3.5, leaving a stationary component which faded over 2 seconds. The body continued as a mag 1 object until it disappeared below my local horizon.
It must have been a fine sight for any observer who saw it pass overhead.
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