Observation by Steve Brown: Sporadic meteor in Cygnus

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Steve Brown

Observer

Steve Brown

Observed

2025 Aug 15 - 00:40

Uploaded

2025 Aug 26 - 12:54

Objects

Meteor

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Constellation

Lyra

Field centre

RA: 19^h17^m
Dec: +28°55'
Position angle: +39°43'

Field size

52° × 30°

Equipment

Canon 550D
Samyang 16mm lens

Exposure

10s exp, 16mm fl, f/2.0, ISO-800

Location

North Yorkshire, UK

Target name

Sporadic meteor

Title

Sporadic meteor in Cygnus

About this image

A yellow meteor passing through the stars of lower Cygnus and between Lyra and Delphinus. The meteor has several bursts along its path. It lines up with the antihelion - a collective source of weakly active showers opposite the Sun's position in the sky.

Files associated with this observation

2025-08-15 00.40 UT - sporadic meteor in Cygnus.jpg (6.0 MB)

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