Global Meteor Network report 2022

A status report is presented for the Global Meteor Network. Since the start of the network, 722311 orbits have been collected until end of 2022, 423 different meteor showers have been identified among these orbits. During 2022 more than 300 new GMN cameras were installed. 334668 orbits were collected in 2022. The development of the Global Meteor Network in different regions is described. The coverage of the camera fields of view is shown on maps in the report.

Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) - Prominent gas tail

This time a single photo of a single 10 minutes exposure tracking on comet on the 30th January, near comet closest approach to the Earth. Gas tail can be easily identified. 

Comet with the typical narrow gas tail pointing down. Sun up.

Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF)

Image of the comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) last night. Can be visible through binoculars late at night, before Sun rise this days.

One single 60 minute exposure image is displayed below. The complex tails structure can be identified.

Close to the right border, in almost vertical position, the spiral Galaxy NGC5894.. 

Image of the comet taken last night. North is up, east is left. Sun on the left.

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) at destination

James Webb Telescope (JWST) arrived on the 24th of January at it's destination, an orbit around the Lagrange L2 point at about 1.5 MKm from Earth. Below, a 60 minutes time-lapse made from 60 images of 60 seconds each taken today. JWST can be easily identified as the moving point against the background stars. Apparent magnitude about 16.5, it will change depending on the sunshade orientation towards to the observer.

Asteroid 1994 PC1 flyby

The asteroid 1994 PC1 flyby "near" the Earth -today at about 1% of the distance Sun Earth, it's closest approach to earth. 

Video composition from 81 individual 3 second each images taken from the Carpe Noctem Observatory. A combination of tracking on stars, beginning and ending, and tracking on the asteroid, center has been used so the asteroid can be easily distinguish from the background stars.

About 1994 PC1

Geminids 2021 (II) !

 Yes!, a few more meteors were detected on the 13th Dec night. Upto +750 !

+750 Gaminids + 2 plane long trails can be easily identified around the center of the image.

Geminids 2021 !

 Last night, 12th to 13th Dec, +450 meteors detected, tomorrow more ?