Observation by Prof Paul T Curtis: Quadrantid Meteor

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Observer

Prof Paul T Curtis

Observed

2017 Jan 03 - 01:47

Uploaded

2017 Jan 07 - 14:18

Objects

Meteor

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Constellation

Perseus

Field centre

RA: 03^h35^m
Dec: +37°00'
Position angle: +38°40'

Field size

27° × 22°

Equipment

Canon 550D DSLR
30mm f1.4 lens
iso 1600

Exposure

15 seconds

Location

near Andover, Hampshire

Target name

Quadrantid Meteor in Perseus

Title

Quadrantid Meteor

About this image

Quadrantid Meteor, shooting past the alpha perseus cluster, with the Pleiades at the lower left too

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Quadrantid2017Perseus.jpg (957.0 kB)

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