Perseids at Their Peak
Taken by Alan Dyer on August 12, 2015 @
near Gleichen, Alberta
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Camera Used: Canon Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure Time: 60/1
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 3200
Date Taken: 2015:08:13 20:50:39
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It was a perfect night for Perseids - clear, warm, dry, no bugs, wonderful for lying back and watching the stars and meteors. It's rare to get such a fine confluence of conditions for the annual Perseids.
This is a composite of 35 images taken from 11 pm to 2:30 am MDT, from southern Alberta, during hours straddling the predicted normal peak of the Perseids. I shot 200 images with a camera on a tracker during the 3.5 hours, and 35 picked up meteors, most Perseids, though you can see a couple of sporadics here. The radiant point in Perseus is nicely pointed out by the streaking Perseids.
Lots more tech details are at my Flickr site at https://www.flickr.com/photos/amazingsky/
Photographer's website:
http://www.amazingsky.net
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