Image: P10220XX.01.49.MESZ.14.08.2019.Berlin.Perseiden.x1.0

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Description: Cropped video clip of a meteor in the constellation Camelopardalis (having passed Cassiopeia at the level of Cepheus). Direction of the meteor as seen from the radiant at the border of the constellations Perseus, Camelopardalis und Cassiopeia was north-northwest, the length of the meteor is about 2°. Taken on 14 August 2019 at 1:49 MESZ in Berlin. There are five scintillating stars visible with an apparent magnitude of five to six (clockwise): HD 30338 (HR 1523), 5,06m, top at corner of the image HD 33564 (HR 1686), 5,06m, above the end of the tail of the meteor HD 46588 (HR 2401), 5,44m, below the left third of the meteor HD 45866 (HR 2363), 5,75m, bottom in the center of the image HD 55966 (HR 2742, VZ Cam), 4,91m, left top Exposure parameters: focal length = 17 millimeter, exposure time = 1/30 second, f-number = 1,8, exposure index = ISO 12800
Title: P10220XX.01.49.MESZ.14.08.2019.Berlin.Perseiden.x1.0
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Author: Bautsch
Usage Terms: Creative Commons Zero, Public Domain Dedication
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