Observation by Alan C Tough: Bright Geminid Meteor

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Alan C Tough

Observer

Alan C Tough

Observed

2017 Dec 13 - 23:49

Uploaded

2017 Dec 15 - 22:09

Objects

Meteor

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Constellation

Canes Venatici

Field centre

RA: 12^h35^m
Dec: +48°29'
Position angle: -34°33'

Field size

25° × 16°

Equipment

Canon EOS 60D DSLR
Sigma EX DG HSM 24-70 mm lens
Manfrotto tripod

Exposure

20 Seconds @ f/3.5 and ISO-3200

Location

Hopeman Beach, Moray, Scotland

Target name

Geminid Meteor

Title

Bright Geminid Meteor

About this image

This is the same bright Geminid meteor as in my previous submission, but taken with a different camera/lens setup.

Files associated with this observation

geminid_20171213_234932_actough.jpg (1.8 MB)

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