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Perseid fireball Aug 13th 2013 00:50

30 sec exposure, Canon 550D, f2.8, 1600ISO

 

Note laser beam effect! Shutter opened half way through passage of meteor. Green trail on left is 558nm emission from ionised Oxygen. Here you see it without the incandescent meteor trail so it's incredibly clear.

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Uploaded on August 21, 2013
Taken on August 13, 2013