Meteor Tracker images from Dec 14, 2004
A bright Geminid meteor passes Betelgeuse...
Image 1 Image 6
Image 2 Image 7
Image 3 Image 8
Image 4 Image 9
Image 5 Wide Field Camera Image
RegiStax enhanced wide-field image
Narrow Field camera Animated GIF (2.1 Mb)
Wide Field Camera Animated GIF (3.3 Mb)
This was a fairly impressive Geminid lasting over 1.5 seconds
and reaching several times the brightness of Betelgueuse. The 9 images
above are from the narrow field camera; a PC-164 HR with a 35mm f1.2 lens ~ 8x6 deg FOV.
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Geminid Meteor Dec 14, 2004 04:23:00UT
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