Bright Meteor
Taken by Miguel Claro on February 19, 2017 @
Alqueva Dark Sky® Reserve, Alandroal, Portugal
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Camera Used: NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D810A
Exposure Time: 25/1
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 2500
Date Taken: 2017:02:21 23:31:48
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In this winter scene of a cloudy night captured this weekend, a bright and fast meteor have crossed the sky near Arcturus while at the right side planet Jupiter were shinning near the blue star Spica. As the earth is perhaps not crossing debris left by the usual comets we know related to the most common meteor showers, at least for this particular time of the year, this bright meteor can be considered a sporadic one, but strong enough in tail and brightness to be well visible trough a tiny layer of clouds and with a 14mm wide angle lens, which normally reduce it´s "eye impact". Below, in the small lagoon from the rural hotel Naveterra, in Alandroal, northern part and limit border of Dark Sky® Alqueva Reserve, two horses were spotted near the water that is reflecting the greenish color of this cloudy sky.
A time lapse sequence can also show the rising of Jupiter and the appearance of this sporadic bright meteor, as well as the moon rising in the low horizon.
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Photographer's website:
http://www.miguelclaro.com
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