April Lyrids
A possible late April Lyrid meteorid is crossing the constellation Little Fox (Vulpecula)
late April Lyrid © by Bernhard Haeusler, 2017-05-06 UT 02:18 79.4% Moon in 113° distance, PA285.2, MoonAlt -1°
marks the position of the meteor shower radiant with a maximum on April 22-23 in
2017:
IMO observations
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II, lens: EF16-35 mm f-2.8L II USM
Exposure time: 30sec., f/5.6 17mm, ISO 1600
The view is south. The bright star on the top right is Vega in
the constellation
Lyra.
The meteorite came
from
Northeast
from the direction of its meteor
shower radiant in constellation Hercules
and crossed
the constellation Vulpecula.
On its
way through the upper atmosphere,
it heated
up in fractions of a second and glows in a bright light strip.