Observation by Alex Pratt: Perseid meteor 20190808 00:42:32

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Alex Pratt

Observer

Alex Pratt

Observed

2019 Aug 07 - 23:42

Uploaded

2019 Aug 09 - 22:32

Objects

Meteor

Equipment

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

Exposure

25 frames per sec (50 fields per sec)

Location

Leeds, West Yorkshire

Target name

Perseid meteor 20190808 00:42:32

Title

Perseid meteor 20190808 00:42:32

About this image

The Perseids are building up to their maximum during the early hours of Aug 13 and the current weather system is allowing us some tempting glimpses of the display.

This meteor was captured as it dived down past the Keystone in Her. (The image has been rotated 180 degrees). Single-station analysis of the video clip gave it an apparent mag of -3.5. William Stewart also recorded it from Ravensmoor, Cheshire as a mag -5 meteor. Combining our data confirmed it was a Perseid with an absolute mag of -5, a fireball class event with a very bright terminal flash and a persistent glowing train.

Fingers crossed for some clear intervals during the next few nights.

Files associated with this observation

M20190808_004232_Leeds_W-rotated 180.jpg (77.9 kB)

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