Observation by Alex Pratt: Perseid meteor, Mizar and Alcor 20210813...

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Alex Pratt

Observer

Alex Pratt

Observed

2021 Aug 13 - 00:35

Uploaded

2021 Sep 10 - 16:29

Objects

Meteor
Mizar
Alcor

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Constellation

Ursa Major

Field centre

RA: 13^h35^m
Dec: +53°13'
Position angle: +35°00'

Field size

19° × 11°

Equipment

IMX291 IP board camera 16mm f/1 lens
Raspberry Pi 4
RMS software

Exposure

25 frames/sec

Location

Leeds, West Yorkshire

Target name

Perseid meteor, Mizar and Alcor 20210813_003514

Title

Perseid meteor, Mizar and Alcor 20210813_003514

About this image

My video cameras recorded almost 3,000 meteors in August. This image was a chance alignment of a mag. 0.6 Perseid meteor shooting towards the naked-eye double star Mizar and Alcor. If its trail had continued a little longer it would have bisected the pair.

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Perseid_Mizar_Alcor_20210813_003514_ARP.jpg (55.8 kB)

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Jeremy Shears, Alan Thomas, David Basey

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