Observing a Perseid Meteor

from Hoher List Observatory, Eifel, West Germany, 549 m

Date:	11.08.2021	Time:	23:58 UT (CET-1h)
Exposure:	22 x 20s	Field of view:	360^o x 180^o
Camera:	Canon EOS1D IV at ISO 3200	Optics:	15mm, f/2.8
Place:	Hoher List Observatory, Germany	Author:	Till Credner

The Perseid Meteor Shower was observed by a group of students from Progymnasium Rosenfeld at Hoher List Observatory in 2021. They used radio and video at the same time looking for common signals. The work can be found at the website of Linus Sorg.

The brightness in the zenith was about 21.2 mag per arcsecond² at about 23:58 UT, 11.08.2021 (lightcurve). See the sources of light pollution in the 360 degree panorama from top of Hoher List Observatory.

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