Observation by Alex Pratt: Geminid meteor

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Alex Pratt

Observer

Alex Pratt

Observed

2017 Dec 13 - 23:30

Uploaded

2017 Dec 15 - 23:29

Objects

Meteor

Equipment

Watec 910 video camera
Computar 8mm f/0.8 lens
UFO Capture
UFO Analyser

Exposure

1/25th sec (1/50th sec fields)

Location

Leeds, West Yorkshire

Target name

Geminid meteor

Title

Geminid meteor

About this image

Cloud cover increased as we neared the Geminid maximum on December 13/14, but thankfully the skies were not totally overcast and my video cameras took advantage of clear intervals and periods of thin cloud.

This is a composite image from the video clip of my brightest Geminid on the night of maximum as it travelled under the W of Cas. Its apparent magnitude was estimated as -4. (Image rotated 180 degrees).

Hundreds of Geminids were recorded on the night of December 13/14, with a notable (and expected) drop in rates on the following night. The post-maximum decline is evident tonight (December 15/16).

It's been a unique experience this week to carry out video astrometry of (3200) Phaethon in my observatory, knowing that my video cameras were recording its solar system debris ending its journey as it collided with Earth's atmosphere.

Files associated with this observation

M20171213_233003_Leeds_NWP-rotated.jpg (48.6 kB)

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Graham Winstanley, Mr Leonard Entwisle, Jeremy Shears, Ray Emery, David Swan, Dawson, Nick Hewitt, Peter Carson, stan armstrong

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