Observation by Mark Fairfax: Lyrids from Nottinghamshire

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Mark Fairfax

Observer

Mark Fairfax

Observed

2026 Apr 23 - 02:01

Uploaded

2026 Apr 23 - 14:52

Objects

Meteor

Equipment

GMN camera kit

Location

Nottinghamshire

Target name

Lyrids from Nottinghamshire

Title

Lyrids from Nottinghamshire

About this image

April Lyrid meteors from my urban back garden during the medium meteor shower peak - 20 Lyrids in total between 10pm & 3am BST in this detected stack (waxing crescent Moon but some clouds & Bortle 5-6).
*Brightest Lyrid on RHS at vis mag -1.8; Vg 47.16km/s; mass 0.54g

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