David's Astronomy Pages (All Sky Camera) NE Scotland Bollide on night  2016-02-29

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- At around 6:45pm (18.45hUT) on 2016-02-29 a bright meteor crossed NE Scotland and exploded in a bright flash. The sight was witnessed by multiple witnesses and webcams across NE Scotland.   The light appears to have been seen as far south as Berwickshire in the Scottish Borders and Newcastle - The sky was unfortunately overcast at my observatory site and the meteor was not directly imaged with my All Sky Camera, however a noticeable brightening of the sky was observed in a 21sec exposure covering the period 18:45:40 to 18:46:01. This corresponds with the reported time of the bollide exploding. - BBC Report (incl videos)

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Sky Brightening - All Sky View

Centre Image : Sky brightening event in period 18:45:40 to 18:46:01 hUT (2016-02-29). Image #726196 Left Image : Frame directly before event. Image #726195 Right Frame : Frame directly after event. Image #726197

20 - 22s exposures taken with Oculus All Sky Camera

Sky Brightening - All Sky View

Sky brightening event in period 18:45:40 to 18:46:01 hUT (2016-02-29). Image #726196

21s exposures taken with Oculus All Sky Camera

Sky Brightening - 360 deg Panoramic View

Centre Image : Sky brightening event in period 18:45:40 to 18:46:01 hUT (2016-02-29). Image #726196 Left Image : Frame directly before event. Image #726195 Right Frame : Frame directly after event. Image #726197

Panorama views of northern sky converted from original fish eye images 20 - 22s exposures taken with Oculus All Sky Camera

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