Fireball during Lyrids observation
Taken by Robert Barsa on April 22, 2020 @
Chrastné, Slovakia
Click photo for larger image
| |
Camera Used: SONY ILCE-7M3
Exposure Time: 20/1
Aperture: f/1.0
ISO: 6400
Date Taken: 2020:04:23 00:53:15
|
|
| More images
Details:
During the observation of Lyrids meteor shower near the City of Košice, at a moment when I was looking at the rising Scorpion constellation, I've noticed some very strong source of light by the peripheral vision. As I've looked reflectively above my head, I was speechless staring at a meteor at least so bright as Venus, but I dare to say it was even brighter (like -6 mag). The fireball was moving very slow, having from what I've seen at least two outbursts, one with a very noticeable decay of the body when there were suddenly few paralel smaller streams of light easy distinguish.
It was reminding me a decaying space ship or satelite entering the atmosphere. Luckily, the fireball occurred in the field of view of my camera with a wide angle lens that was making a sequence of 20 seconds exposures. The meteor was found on two successive photos. I've blended them together to have the complete path visible. The place where the track of the meteor is suddenly fainter - around 1/5 of the length from the starting point on the left (east) - corresponds to the 1 second between the two exposures. So it may be possible to measure or one can estimate even the speed of the meteor. I have also a timelapse video that, besides the meteor, includes the evolution of the train that left after the passage of the meteor. Obviously, this meteor is not a one from the Lyrids shower.
April 21, 2020, 23:45:30 UTC
Sony A7III, Rokinon 12mm f/2.8, 20s, ISO6400
Photographer's website:
No URL provided.
|
|
|
