Observation by Steve Brown: Perseid meteor in Hercules

Uploaded by

Steve Brown

Observer

Steve Brown

Observed

2024 Aug 10 - 23:16

Uploaded

2024 Sep 03 - 15:49

Objects

Meteor

Planetarium overlay

Enable overlay
Show stars
Label stars
Show deep sky objects
Label deep sky objects
Show constellation boundaries
Show constellation sticks
Show constellation labels
Show RA/Dec grid

Constellation

Lyra

Field centre

RA: 18^h54^m
Dec: +27°52'
Position angle: +0°10'

Field size

42° × 24°

Equipment

Canon 600D
Samyang 16mm lens

Exposure

30s exp, 16mm fl, f/2.0, ISO-1600

Location

North Yorkshire, UK

Target name

Perseid meteor shower

Title

Perseid meteor in Hercules

About this image

A green Perseid meteor in Hercules, to the right of the Coathanger asterism. I captured it while observing the shower from the North York Moors on 10 August 2024 at 23:16 UT.

Files associated with this observation

2024-08-10 23.16 UT - Perseid meteor in Hercules.jpg (1.9 MB)

Like this image

Callum Potter, Dominic Ford

Copyright of all images and other observations submitted to the BAA remains with the owner of the work. Reproduction of work by third parties is expressly forbidden without the consent of the copyright holder. By submitting images to this online gallery, you grant the BAA permission to reproduce them in any of our publications.

Registered charity no. 210769
Registered company no. 117572

For more information including contact details, click here.

Our Terms of Use are here.

Our Privacy Policy is here.