This weekend was the Perseid meteor shower, and I took a stab at astrophotography. After all, the conditions were perfect: a cloudless, moonless sky. Pat, my brother Chuck (who's an amateur astronomer) and I drove up past Deckers to a favorite spot, and were pleasantly surprised to find a handful of cars parked there. We weren't the only ones interested in meteors! There was another guy there who was trying to get pictures too, and we had a nice chat. I even let him borrow my 10.5mm lens for a few shots. I'm no astrophotographer, so I was really happy to get any decent pictures at all. The Milky Way was indescribably beautiful and my pictures simply don't do it justice. You can see, though, that it was incredibly bright and clear from our vantage point. I didn't think I captured a single meteor in all the pictures I took, so I was happy to see after closer inspection that there's one in this photo. Can you find it? I'll cheat and post the same photo below with a little hint.
13 August 2018
Look! Up in the sky!
This weekend was the Perseid meteor shower, and I took a stab at astrophotography. After all, the conditions were perfect: a cloudless, moonless sky. Pat, my brother Chuck (who's an amateur astronomer) and I drove up past Deckers to a favorite spot, and were pleasantly surprised to find a handful of cars parked there. We weren't the only ones interested in meteors! There was another guy there who was trying to get pictures too, and we had a nice chat. I even let him borrow my 10.5mm lens for a few shots. I'm no astrophotographer, so I was really happy to get any decent pictures at all. The Milky Way was indescribably beautiful and my pictures simply don't do it justice. You can see, though, that it was incredibly bright and clear from our vantage point. I didn't think I captured a single meteor in all the pictures I took, so I was happy to see after closer inspection that there's one in this photo. Can you find it? I'll cheat and post the same photo below with a little hint.
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Breathtaking!
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