Observation by Steve Brown: Aurora (SAR), Venus and Meteor

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Steve Brown

Observer

Steve Brown

Observed

2025 Jan 01 - 18:38

Uploaded

2025 Jan 01 - 21:52

Objects

Aurora
Venus
Meteor

Equipment

Canon 250D
16mm lens

Exposure

2.5s exp, 16mm fl, f/2.0, ISO-1600

Location

North Yorkshire, UK

Target name

Aurora SAR arc, a sporadic meteor and Venus

Title

Aurora (SAR), Venus and Meteor

About this image

I was taking a timelapse of the aurora display this evening and I found a meteor in one of the shots. The aurora was specifically a SAR arc that went from the southeast to southwest. This shot is looking southwest and Venus can be seen near the bottom of the picture. I checked the frames either side of the meteor shot to rule out a bright satellite. There were also no satellites or other bright objects predicted to be visible at that time and location that matched the position of the track. I therefore concluded that it must be a sporadic meteor.

Files associated with this observation

Aurora and meteor.jpg (2.2 MB)

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