Photo of a nice fireball captured by the DFNEXT camera system at the Galloway Astronomy Centre
Photo of a nice fireball captured by the DFNEXT camera system at the Galloway Astronomy Centre

The UK Fireball network network upgrade

October 20, 2019

The UK Fireball Network, which is part of both the Global Fireball Observatory and The UK Fireball Alliance, has received an upgrade from DFNKIT to DFNEXT camera systems and has grown up to five stations.

DFNEXT camera installed at Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory in Cambridge, UK
DFNEXT camera installed at Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory in Cambridge, UK

Three new sites were deployed in October 2019: Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory near Cambridge, Newby Hall near Ripon in Yorkshire, and Galloway Astronomy Centre. On the image above is a cropped photo of a nice fireball captured by the DFNEXT camera system at the Galloway Astronomy Centre. Well done, Luke Daly & the UK team!