Observation by Steve Brown: Perseid meteor in Capricornus

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Steve Brown

Observer

Steve Brown

Observed

2024 Aug 06 - 23:43

Uploaded

2024 Sep 03 - 07:49

Objects

Meteor

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Constellation

Capricornus

Field centre

RA: 20^h11^m
Dec: -17°47'
Position angle: +5°46'

Field size

55° × 32°

Equipment

Canon 600D
Samyang 16mm lens

Exposure

4s exp at 16mm fl, f/2.0, ISO-3200

Location

North Yorkshire, UK

Target name

Perseid meteor shower

Title

Perseid meteor in Capricornus

About this image

I caught this bright Perseid meteor while I was doing astrophotography on the North York Moors. I'd set up a camera to record a timelapse sequence of my 72ED telescope tracking various deep sky targets and it caught this meteor too. The Perseid left a smoke trail that was visible for about 50 seconds.

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2024-08-06 23.43 UT - Perseid meteor in Capricornus.jpg (2.9 MB)

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