Observation by Prof Paul T Curtis: Perseids last night

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Prof Paul T Curtis

Observer

Prof Paul T Curtis

Observed

2016 Aug 11 - 22:20

Uploaded

2016 Aug 12 - 16:28

Objects

Meteor

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Constellation

Andromeda

Field centre

RA: 23^h24^m
Dec: +38°47'
Position angle: -64°50'

Field size

43° × 29°

Equipment

Canon 550D 28mm lens

Exposure

20 seconds at iso3200

Location

near Andover, Hants

Target name

Perseid Meteor

Title

Perseids last night

About this image

Was out last night Perseid meteor spotting. Saw quite a few then left the camera running taking 20 second images. Collected 600 images (!), of which 13 showed meteors, 3 of them quite bright. Here is one of them near the M31 galaxy.

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