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Observation by Alex Pratt: 20220807_220535 - a bright Perseid meteo...

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Alex Pratt

Observer

Alex Pratt

Observed

2022 Aug 07 - 22:05

Uploaded

2022 Aug 08 - 22:09

Objects

Meteor

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Constellation

Ophiuchus

Field centre

RA: 17h00m
Dec: +05°51'
Position angle: +20°48'

Field size

50° × 29°

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

20220807_220535 - a bright Perseid meteor

Title

20220807_220535 - a bright Perseid meteor

About this image

We're still a few days away from Perseid maximum which is expected to occur at about 01:00 UT on August 12/13, yet the skies are quite busy with meteors. My video cameras are capturing good numbers of them now that the nightly clouds are moving away.

This is an image of a mag -1.2 Perseid recorded on my SW-facing camera UK000U. Most Perseids are fainter than this, although this week there's many nice mag 0 and mag 1 meteors if you have a good sky. Let's hope for more bright Perseids when their maximum will coincide with a Full Moon

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