Camelopardalid meteors, iridium flare
Taken by John Ashley on May 24, 2014 @
Glacier National Park, Montana. Big Prairie, north of Polebridge.
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Camera Used: NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D800
Exposure Time: 30/1
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 3200
Date Taken: 2014:05:24 20:22:44
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Midnight rain chased me up into the northwestern corner of Glacier National Park. Ran two timelapse cameras in different directions, had to move them every 30 minutes or so to follow openings in the clouds. Clouds enveloped me again around 2am, rain returned shortly thereafter. These images were taken from three different directions.
Facing south (yellow-orange light pollution from Flathead Valley), iridium flare and Milky Way in top left. Flare showed up on three consecutive 30-second frames. Just right of center, a faint meteor was present on one of the flare frames, so they must have occurred at the same time. (Nikon D800, Rokinon 14mm at f2.8, 30 sec at ISO 3200.)
Facing west, between trees and clouds is a meteor that's slightly easier to see, just right of Regulus. The meteor appeared on one 30-second frame. (Nikon D7000, Rokinon 24mm at f1.4, 30 sec at ISO 3200.)
Facing north (Milky Way top right, diagonal two-track at bottom), maybe a "skipping" meteor? I don't know. It flashed brightly multiple times at irregular intervals, appearing on two 30-second frames. Thoughts? Thanks. (Nikon D7000, Rokinon 8mm at f3.5, 30 sec at ISO 5000.)
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