Quandrantid Meteor Shower

Here's a composite shot I snapped this morning showcasing the radiant point of the annual Quadrantid Meteor Shower at Frosty Drew Observatory in Charlestown, Rhode Island. The bright Moon made it difficult to capture many of the meteors, though I counted 92 from 1:00 a.m. - 4:00 a.m. Comet Catalina is visible at the bottom center right of the image. This was also the warmest Quandrantids I have experienced. Temps usually hang in the single digits in New England for this shower, though it was in the mid 20's this year.

 

Photo Details:

Camera: Canon 60D MagicLantern

11mm

f/2.8

ISO: 2500

Exposure: 30 second intervals

This is a composite shot of 11 meteors.

 

-Scott MacNeill

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