Observation by Alex Pratt: 20260720_231609 - an alpha Capricornid i...

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Alex Pratt

Observer

Alex Pratt

Observed

2026 Jul 20 - 23:16

Uploaded

2026 Jul 22 - 19:35

Objects

Meteor

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Constellation

Ursa Major

Field centre

RA: 10^h17^m
Dec: +61°47'
Position angle: +33°29'

Field size

50° × 29°

Equipment

IMX291 IP board camera 6mm f/0.95 lens
Raspberry Pi4
RMS software

Exposure

25 frames/sec

Location

Leeds, West Yorkshire (Bortle 7)

Target name

20260720_231609 - an alpha Capricornid in UMa

Title

20260720_231609 - an alpha Capricornid in UMa

About this image

alpha Capricornids are notably slow with a Vg of 23 km/s. Their rates are low but can occasionally produce fireballs which trundle across the sky. This example is my brightest CAP this month, it reached mag 0 and had a duration of 1.2 s.

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Capricornid_20260720_231609_UK001H_ARP.jpg (74.8 kB)

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