Observation by Alex Pratt: Perseid meteor 20180805 00:41:43

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Alex Pratt

Observer

Alex Pratt

Observed

2018 Aug 04 - 23:41

Uploaded

2018 Aug 05 - 11:17

Objects

Meteor

Equipment

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

Exposure

25 frames per sec (50 fields per sec)

Location

Leeds, West Yorkshire

Target name

Perseid meteor 20180805 00:41:43

Title

Perseid meteor 20180805 00:41:43

About this image

The Earth is now hurtling through the debris trail of comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle, giving us the annual Perseid meteor shower. Peak rates are expected on the night of August 12/13 which very favourably almost coincides with the New Moon. Dozens of Perseids can now be seen every clear night, even a week before maximum.

This example shows a mag -1 Perseid shooting down through the bowl of the Plough. Perseids are rather fast meteors, with geocentric velocities of 59 km/s. Other showers are also currently active, with slow alpha Capricornids and kappa Cygnids contrasting with the zippy Perseids.

Whether you observe visually or use DSLR, video or radio techniques, August should produce a bumper crop for the meteor observer.

Files associated with this observation

M20180805_004143_Leeds_NP.jpg (32.2 kB)

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