meteor
Taken by Andreas Gada on May 31, 2022 @
Roseneath, Ontario, Canada
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Camera Used: Canon Canon EOS 20D
Exposure Time: 30/1
Aperture: f/3.5
ISO: 1600
Date Taken: 2022:05:31 06:13:11
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Details:
A meteor storm was predicted to occur at 1:00 am on May 31, 2022. The storm was caused when the earth passed through the debris field left in the wake of Comet Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3. The radiant for the storm was in the constellation of Bootes next to the Big Dipper. To document this “storm” I set up three cameras aimed at different parts of the sky. I started imaging at 12:30 and stopped at 4:30. Although, it was clear thin cloud drifted in and out through out the imaging session. In all I managed to capture two Tau Herculid meteors, lots of satellites flying by and several fire flies posing as meteors.
Visually I saw 10 Tau Herculids over a one-hour period starting at 12:45. They were slow moving and second – third magnitude in brightness.
The first image is a wide field view showing the conditions at 1:36 am, when a bright Tau Herculid streaked through the handle of the Big Dipper. A Canon 60Da with Sigma 10mm f/2.8 fish eye lens, ISO 3200 and 30” exposure was used.
The second image is a close-up view of a bright Tau Herculid captured at 1:36 am.
The third Image shows a fire fly imitating a meteor. Fire Flies were very active and could easily be mistaken for a meteor.
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