Observation by Steve Brown: Sporadic meteor in Draco and next to Urs...

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Steve Brown

Observer

Steve Brown

Observed

2025 Aug 09 - 23:35

Uploaded

2025 Aug 12 - 17:59

Objects

Meteor

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Constellation

Ursa Minor

Field centre

RA: 14^h15^m
Dec: +76°14'
Position angle: +77°03'

Field size

37° × 21°

Equipment

Canon 250D

Exposure

10s exp, 18mm fl, f/3.5, ISO-800

Location

North Yorkshire, UK

Target name

Sporadic meteor

Title

Sporadic meteor in Draco and next to Ursa Minor

About this image

The best meteor I managed to capture on the night of 9-10 August 2025 wasn't a Perseid, but rather a random one, known as a sporadic. I observed it visually too and it was bright, an intense yellow-orange colour and pretty slow (for a meteor). It also had several bright flares along the trail.

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2025-08-09 23.35 UT - sporadic meteor in Draco and next to Ursa Minor.jpg (3.3 MB)

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