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Perseids 2009

Despite the moon, I was able to observe probably 20-30 meteors during the short time I watched. I decided to try a star trail version this year (vs. tracking) since the moon was so bright. I initially went with 1600 ISO (thinking I'd be able to catch the fainter trails) but had to back off to 800 ISO and 30 second subs. There are 4 streaks in here, but that 4th one is very tough to spot. You'll probably need to see it larger.

 

17mm, f/4, ISO 800, ~80x30s stacked with "StarTrails" software.

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Uploaded on August 12, 2009
Taken on August 12, 2009