Observation by Steve Brown: Starlink train through Square of Pegasus...

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Steve Brown

Observer

Steve Brown

Observed

2024 Aug 12 - 02:06

Uploaded

2024 Sep 09 - 17:01

Objects

Meteor
Spacecraft

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Constellation

Pegasus

Field centre

RA: 23^h14^m
Dec: +22°09'
Position angle: -34°03'

Field size

49° × 28°

Equipment

Canon 600D
Star Adventurer

Exposure

4x 20s exp, 24mm fl, f/2.8, ISO-1600

Location

North Yorkshire, UK

Target name

Perseid meteor shower and Starlink satellites

Title

Starlink train through Square of Pegasus with Perseid meteor

About this image

Satellites, especially Starlink satellites, may be a blight on astronomy but on occasion, they make for an interesting sight. This shot captures a train of newly launched Starlinks with a Perseid meteor, all in the vicinity of the Square of Pegasus. Unfortunately, the Perseid is going off the edge of frame and the satellites are in the centre. If only it had been the other way round!

Files associated with this observation

Starlink train through Square of Pegasus with Perseid meteor.jpg (2.0 MB)

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Steve Knight, Dominic Ford, Dr Paul Leyland

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