In addition to my meteor cameras I have a number of Raspberry Pi operated web cameras. I have put these web cameras up for two reasons. The first being that around dawn and dusk it may be dark enough to see meteors, but at these times it is still too bright for the light sensitive meteor cameras. The second reason is because very bright fireballs can sometimes swamp the light sensitive meteor cameras.
Web Camera 1 (local network access only) – looks to the east of Plymouth out of the dormer window. You can see in this still image the 3 meteor cameras attached to the outside of the dormer.
Web Camera 2 (local network access only) – looks to the west of Plymouth out onto our driveway.
Web Camera 3 (local network access only) – looks to the north-west of Plymouth.
Highlights from my Web Cameras
- The recording below is from the night of the 30th December 2023. A fireball (bluish flash in the top right corner) can be seen in the recording. The fireball swamped the light sensitive meteor camera UKoo8Q, but was caught on Web Camera 1. More information about the fireball can be found here.
2. This recording from Web Camera 1 is from just after midnight on the 1st January 2024. An impressive firework display from one of out neighbours, which scared our dog to near death.
3. This recording from Web Camera 1 is from around 1:51am on the morning of the 4th August 2024. It shows a meteor traveling along the English Channel. The GMN report for the event can be found here. The second recording is the same meteor captured by my UK008Q camera, showing the difference in recording quality between the two cameras.
