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Sunday, May 8, 2022

eta aquarid?

i've recently had bad luck hunting bright meteors under my light polluted skies. Here's my latest effort during the eta aquarid meteor shower.
star trails 5/6-7/22

didn't catch much in the way of meteors, but distortion and chromatic aberration at the edge of the fisheye lens made cool oval star trails and subtle color fringing around polaris:
star trails around the north star, polaris (short arc)

here's a meteor candidate:
Meteor? 5/7/22 ~01:34 PDT
(north upper left)
pretty sure it's not a plane--i'm expert at identifying those, living near an airport.

heavens-above.com (link requires login)  lists one potential satellite.  it's about the right place, direction and time:
Cosmos 1980 rocket pass 5/7/22
Meteor or Cosmos 1980 rocket pass?


but stretching the chart out, aligning on the stars, and allowing for fisheye lens distortion in the image...
the streak in the sky appears to be in cygnus while the satellite passes in cepheus on the chart:
Meteor or Cosmos 1980 rocket pass?

the direction is also about right for an eta aquarid.
so cosmos rocket or eta aquarid?
i'm thinking meteor...
or is it something else?
 
imaging details:
5/6/22 10:46 PM - 5/7/22 2:54 AM (battery died), Eastbluff, CA
poor transparency
nikon D850
Sigma 15mm F/5 EX DG fisheye
30 sec, iso 200





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