Observation by Alex Pratt: 20240803_221125 - a bright Perseid

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Alex Pratt

Observer

Alex Pratt

Observed

2024 Aug 03 - 22:11

Uploaded

2024 Aug 06 - 15:43

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

20240803_221125 - a bright Perseid

Title

20240803_221125 - a bright Perseid

About this image

I had some clear-ish intervals before midnight on this night, then it was mostly cloudy. This bright Perseid was captured on my SW-facing video meteor camera. Its terminal flare reached mag -3.5 and would have been a spectacular sight to any observer who saw it in their zenith.

After weeks of cloudy skies and low meteor rates we now have activity from several streams, mostly southern delta Aquariids, alpha Capricornids, kappa Cygnids and of course the Perseids, whose maximum is expected around 13:00 to 16:00 UT on August 12. The nights of August 11 and 13 should also be favourable for meteor watching. The low Perseid rates in early August usually increase a week before maximum, so if the clouds relent there should now be good numbers of meteors on display.

Files associated with this observation

Perseid_20240803_221125_UK000U_ARP.jpg (50.2 kB)

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Callum Potter, Dr Paul Leyland, Tim Haymes

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