Observation by Alex Pratt: 20220331_035555 - a fireball (over the M...

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Alex Pratt

Observer

Alex Pratt

Observed

2022 Mar 31 - 03:55

Uploaded

2022 Mar 31 - 17:40

Objects

Meteor

Equipment

IMX291 IP board camera 6mm f/0.95 lens
Raspberry Pi4
RMS software

Exposure

25 frames/sec

Location

Leeds, West Yorkshire (Bortle 7)

Target name

20220331_035555 - a fireball (over the Midlands?)

Title

20220331_035555 - a fireball (over the Midlands?)

About this image

This bright event was brought to my attention by Nick James (Chelmsford). This beastie evaded my other RMS and UFO Capture cameras but nicely framed itself in the field of my SW-facing camera UK000U. The strange 'trilobite' to its lower right was caused by overnight snow/rain on the lens. The 'spectrum' to the far left is the internal reflection of the fireball.

The video clip can be viewed here

20220331 035555 UK000U ARP

The recording matches this event on the IMO's Fireballs Database

https://fireballs.imo.net/members/imo_view/event/2022/2126

Because of its brightness, RMS didn't process it as a standard meteor, it was recorded by its fireball detector and no magnitude estimate is given. Full analysis requires manual processing in SkyFit software.

Files associated with this observation

20220331_035555_UK000U_ARP.jpg (57.8 kB)

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Comments

Nick James, 2022 Mar 31 - 20:39 UTC

Here's how it looked from Chelmsford.

http://nickdjames.com/meteor/2022/202203/FF_UK004D_20220331_035545_586_0800000.jpg

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