Leonid Meteor Shower observed in Slovakia(E)

Leonid Meteor Shower observed in Slovakia

This picture was taken and presented by
Astronomical Observatory, Modra
Astronomical Institute of the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics
Comenius University Bratislava, Slovakia
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The image was obtained at the Astronomical Observatory Modra (Astronomical Institute of the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Comenius University Bratislava) through Zeiss Distagon (fish-eye) objective 3.5/30 mm.
This equipment is used in Slovak part of the European Fireball Network which is coordinated by the Astronomical Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences and Astronomical Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic.
Exposure in the guided mode begun on November 16th 23:33:00 UT and lasted more than 4 hours till November 17th 3:37:10 UT. About 150 bolides brighter than -2 mag can be seen. The brightest fireball is about -8 mag. Zenithal hourly rate of the shower estimated from visual observations was about 400.

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