All sky camera images thread

[tooth_dr]

14 hours ago, Leo S said:

Classic fireball with terminal flash IMO. Looks like quite a large one too. There seem to have been quite a few of these over the last few months. My own cameras keep catching them!

Another image from Birr (where the big telescope lives):

[Leo S]

4 hours ago, tooth_dr said:

Another image from Birr (where the big telescope lives):

Might also be worth checking the matched events for that date from UKMON if you have not already. Best to keep an eye on the "meteors live" section over the course of the night if you can as not all captures make it to the archive in my experience.

By the way, if you were not already aware, we could well be seeing some big Taurid fireballs over the next few weeks/months.

[Leo S]

The analysis has been added to the UKMON Fireballs page now. Turns out it was a sporadic, and quite fast/bright:

shower ID -1 spo (Sporadic)
Lg 78.76° Bg -26.41° Vg 63.02km/s
mass 5.29269g, abs. mag -9.6
best visual mag -6.3
Path Details
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start -6.86° 53.54° 127.23km
end   -6.87° 54.15° 82.27km

Orbit Details
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Semimajor axis -8.34A.U., eccentricity 1.08, inclination 126.28°, Period nanY, LA Sun 195.56°

 

[tooth_dr]

On 18/10/2022 at 15:10, Leo S said:

The analysis has been added to the UKMON Fireballs page now. Turns out it was a sporadic, and quite fast/bright:

shower ID -1 spo (Sporadic)
Lg 78.76° Bg -26.41° Vg 63.02km/s
mass 5.29269g, abs. mag -9.6
best visual mag -6.3
Path Details
------------
start -6.86° 53.54° 127.23km
end   -6.87° 54.15° 82.27km

Orbit Details
-------------
Semimajor axis -8.34A.U., eccentricity 1.08, inclination 126.28°, Period nanY, LA Sun 195.56°

 

Thats fantastic, didnt know this degree of analysis was available.  Thanks for finding and posting it.

[tooth_dr]

My initial rough calculation wasnt too far away

[Leo S]

4 hours ago, tooth_dr said:

Thats fantastic, didnt know this degree of analysis was available.  Thanks for finding and posting it.

You're very welcome. It is a great resource, and we are very fortunate to have such comprehensive camera coverage here in the UK (no one else has this density of cameras pointed at the sky), although it does get a bit patchier towards your neck of the woods. I wouldn't put too much faith in the brightness estimates (and therefore initial mass too) - they often seem a bit off (usually under estimated IME) - but they should be accurate enough to give a rough idea.