Observation by Alex Pratt: 20251220_001303 - a mag -10 fireball

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Alex Pratt

Observer

Alex Pratt

Observed

2025 Dec 20 - 00:13

Uploaded

2026 Jan 06 - 15:59

Objects

Meteor

Equipment

Watec 902H2 Ultimate video camera
6 mm f/0.75 Pentax/Cosmicar lens
UFO Capture, UFO Analyser

Exposure

25 frames/sec

Location

Leeds, West Yorkshire (Bortle 7)

Target name

20251220_001303 mag-10 fireball

Title

20251220_001303 - a mag -10 fireball

About this image

(Second attempt to submit this obs. First attempt- completed all fields but on click Save got message "Larger than 10MB" - all lost. :-( My GIF was 10.3 MB but no error at Choose File, only on final Save. My MP4 is a mere 1.5MB but unsupported filetype).

This is the greatly overexposed composite image of the fireball. UFO Analyser estimated its terminal flash had a peak brightness of mag -9.8. Its trail leads back to the Comae Berenicid radiant or nearby meteor complex. Such fireballs are usually asteroidal in nature, rather than cometary.

I also recorded it on one of my RMS cameras, although it detected and saved it as a fireball, processing and analysing it is a laborious process. I'll try to find spare time...

You can view the video at:

20251220_001303 - a mag -10 fireball

Files associated with this observation

Fireball_20251220_001303_ARP_.jpg (49.6 kB)

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