Every year, during the middle of August, our earth crosses the orbital path of the Comet Swift-Tuttle. The Comet Swift-Tuttle orbits the Sun with a period of about 133 years. Its last appearance was in 1992. As the left over debris of Comet Swift-Tuttle smash in to earth's upper atmosphere with a speed of 210,000 Kilometers per hour, the immense friction causes the meteoroids to burn up causing a flash of light (Meteor). It is called the Perseid Meteor Shower since the meteors appear to originate from the constellation Perseus. This year, the peak was between August 12th midnight to before dawn. I had set up my camera on a tripod and used an intervalometer to take 30 second exposure shots continuously. I started the camera at 12:30 AM and went to bed at 3 AM after watching some very brightest meteors ever. The camera continued to take shots until 5:20 AM, when the battery died. Out of the 549 photos, 5 had the light streak of the meteor.
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| There are 2 meteors in this shot, very close to each other. |
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| This is definitely the brightest meteor I have ever seen. It left behind a nice smoke trail too! |
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| One near the center and the other towards the top right corner. |
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| Short but bright. |
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| Star trails using the 549 photos. The bright meteor from the 3rd photo is clearly visible. |
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