Neon fireball - a photo on Flickriver

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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Taken in: United States / Texas / Jeff Davis (show map)

Taken on: August 12, 2013

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Camera: Nikon D600, f/2.8, 30 sec, 14mm, ISO 5000 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D600
Lens:	14.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture:	f/2.8
Exposure Time:	30
Focal Length:	14mm
ISO:	5000
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	High gain up
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4.4 (Macintosh)
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