Observation by Alex Pratt: 20221214_015626 - a Geminid fireball

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Alex Pratt

Observer

Alex Pratt

Observed

2022 Dec 14 - 01:56

Uploaded

2022 Dec 14 - 10:07

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

20221214_015626 - a Geminid fireball

Title

20221214_015626 - a Geminid fireball

About this image

'Twas the night before maximum...

My video cameras recorded hundreds of meteors last night despite the intermittent cloud and bright Moon. This fireball was recorded by my SW-facing RMS camera. It wasn't logged by the RMS 'standard meteor' code but it was captured by its fireball detector (attached). This means that it involves spending some time fiddling with SkyFit2 to manually analyse it.

I'm assuming it was a Geminid because of its relatively slow motion across the sky and its trail aligns well with the Geminids' radiant near Castor. (The trail to its right is its internal reflection).

Files associated with this observation

Geminid_20221214_015626_UK000U_ARP.gif (412.2 kB)

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