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25 Meteors on the night of 6th/7th December 2022 25 meteors were captured during the night between 22:36 on 6th and 06:32 on 7th December 2022. The brightest one was captured by at least twenty Global Meteor Network cameras, and after some data reduction was found to be a December rho Virginid with a maximum absolute magnitude of -5.8 and a lowest visible altitude of about 80kms, at which point it was over Leyburn in the Dales. Other meteors in this image include 4 November Orionids, 4 Sigma Hydrids, 3 Geminids and 3 psi Ursae Majorids.

25 Meteors on the night of 6th/7th December 2022

25 meteors were captured during the night between 22:36 on 6th and 06:32 on 7th December 2022. The brightest one was captured by at least twenty Global Meteor Network cameras, and after some data reduction was found to be a December rho Virginid with a maximum absolute magnitude of -5.8 and a lowest visible altitude of about 80kms, at which point it was over Leyburn in the Dales.

Other meteors in this image include 4 November Orionids, 4 Sigma Hydrids, 3 Geminids and 3 psi Ursae Majorids.

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Filename:2022-12-06_2236-07_0632-track_stack.jpg
Album name:Rick / Meteors
Image date, time and location:2022 December 6th 22:36 UTC to 7th 06:32 UTC from Dursley, Gloucestershire
Telescope aperture and focal ratio:4mm lens
Camera and filters used:Sony IMX291 camera
Processing applied:Global Meteor Network RMS tracked stack
Filesize:144 KiB
Date added:Dec 08, 2022
Dimensions:1013 x 985 pixels
Displayed:40 times
URL:http://gallery.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/displayimage-2345-_25_Meteors_on_the_night_of_6th7th_December_2022.html
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