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Post by Kevin Palmer on Aug 21, 2016 16:03:55 GMT -8
Meteor showers are one of my favorite things to try to capture. Last week I went out on 3 separate nights to observe and photograph the Perseids. Wyoming has plenty of great places to watch with dark skies. This was the morning of August 10th, at Lake DeSmet. ![](https://c2.staticflickr.com/9/8834/28304479913_89a76bbd86_c.jpg) 3:42 AM Meteor by Kevin Palmer, on Flickr On August 11th I drove 4 hours west up to Beartooth Lake at 9,000 feet. I had originally planned to go somewhere else, but I changed my plans trying to avoid clouds. It was still very cloudy at sunset and there was an active wildfire 7 miles away. But by the time the moon set at 1AM, it was beautifully clear. In 4 hours I counted 250 meteors, making it the best meteor shower I've ever seen. My camera pointing northwest captured 93 of them, which I combined into this composite. ![](https://c4.staticflickr.com/9/8362/28367460683_90fcbf5b9a_c.jpg) Night of the Falling Stars by Kevin Palmer, on Flickr I had a 2nd camera pointed southeast. The green color is airglow. ![](https://c8.staticflickr.com/9/8702/28367458463_d24505d55f_c.jpg) They Come in Pairs by Kevin Palmer, on Flickr The next day I found a dispersed campsite at almost 10,000 feet in the Bighorn Mountains. I was way too tired to watch, but my camera took pictures while I slept. There was quite a bit of rain, but a couple hours of clear skies in between. ![](https://c7.staticflickr.com/9/8477/28453462694_ecb7cb327f_c.jpg) The Longest Streak by Kevin Palmer, on Flickr And here is a time lapse video with over 1,000 images from all 3 nights:
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Post by johntpenca on Aug 21, 2016 16:44:29 GMT -8
Thanks for the post Kevin
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Post by swimswithtrout on Aug 21, 2016 16:51:48 GMT -8
The video is awesome !! That must be some unique software to transform the static meteor shots you took, into the appearance of a video "trail". Again, thanks for posting your results at both forums
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Post by autumnmist on Aug 21, 2016 19:12:13 GMT -8
Stunning photos, especially the third and fourth ones.
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Post by daveb on Aug 22, 2016 7:53:46 GMT -8
Nice job Kevin. I can't wait to see those stars next month!
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