Observation by Nick James: Bright fireball from Chelmsford

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2025 Feb 26 - 18:36

Uploaded

2025 Feb 26 - 23:48

Objects

Meteor

Equipment

IMX291 + 6mm f/0.95

Location

Chelmsford, UK

Target name

Fireball

Title

Bright fireball from Chelmsford

About this image

I was out looking at Venus at dusk this evening (after finding Mercury earlier but failing to find Saturn) and saw this very bright fireball. It was recorded on my UK004F camera which looks southwest from Chelmsford.

The raw video from the camera is here:

https://nickdjames.com/meteor/2025/UK004F_20250226_183601.mp4

It was recorded by FRIPON:

https://fireball.fripon.org/displaymultiple.php?id=24484

and was widely seen around the UK and northern France:

https://imo.imo.net/members/imo_view/event/2025/1191

Files associated with this observation

FF_UK004F_20250226_183605_402_0043008.fits.jpg (375.0 kB)

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