Sergio Garcia Rill
Neon fireball
A very bright fireball from the Perseid meteor shower, along with the Otto Struve Telescope from the McDonald Observatory and the milky way.
I actually didn't see this fireball as it fell; I was looking the other way when it happened but it had a very bright flash that lit up the ground, so I turned around and I saw the still lingering train of the meteor.
For full disclosure, I need to say I've edited this image to show the telescope with the light on. It was like that about 10 minutes before the fireball fell, so I don't feel it alters the context too much.
Read the full story and more information on persistent trains at my blog post: www.sgarciarill.com/neon-fireball/
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Neon fireball
A very bright fireball from the Perseid meteor shower, along with the Otto Struve Telescope from the McDonald Observatory and the milky way.
I actually didn't see this fireball as it fell; I was looking the other way when it happened but it had a very bright flash that lit up the ground, so I turned around and I saw the still lingering train of the meteor.
For full disclosure, I need to say I've edited this image to show the telescope with the light on. It was like that about 10 minutes before the fireball fell, so I don't feel it alters the context too much.
Read the full story and more information on persistent trains at my blog post: www.sgarciarill.com/neon-fireball/
If you like this image you might want to like/subscribe to my Facebook page on Facebook to keep up with my newest work.
Please don't use any of my photos without permission. Sharing is OK as long as you link back to my page.