Airglow & Meteor during Total Lunar Eclipse
Taken by Dan Bush on May 15, 2022 @
Albany, Missouri
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Date Taken: 2022:05:16 18:07:52
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An off-the-shelf Hikvision surveillance camera was used to monitor the faint tendrils of Earth's Airglow during the May 15, 2022 Total Lunar Eclipse. Settings on the camera were adjusted to "slow shutter" and an exposure of 1/30 second to reveal as much dim detail as possible. The IR cut filter was moved out of the way by setting to "night mode" to see more into the infrared spectrum.
The video clearly shows the northward migrating cloud-like airglow coming into view very shortly after and maybe a little before totality began. The movement of the airglow was readily apparent. See location and time data in the lower left of the video. The video is a timelapse spanning the entire duration of totality.
The object to the lower left of the eclipsed moon is Antares in the constellation Scorpius. Airglow is frequently observed with this camera setup on dark & clear nights at other times when the moon is not in the sky.
This particular still from the video shows a brief meteor along with the airglow during totality.
Photographer's website:
https://youtu.be/ll845VUy05U
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