Perseids 2007
This year the Moon was out of the way for the Perseids which provided a good opportunity to observe and photograph them. I observed them from my home in the days preceding the peak, and drove out to the Oxfordshire countryside to photograph them on the peak night. It made a nice change to get away from London's light pollution (although there was still plenty evident in the sky), and to see the Milky Way!
11th/12th August
A bright Perseid meteor in the Southern sky
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Date/Time: 12th August 2007/AM
Location: West London, UK 518E 179N
Camera: Nikon D70
Exposure: 13 Seconds
ISO: 800
Lens: Nikkor 14/2.8 @ 2.8 (Effective angle of view on D70 21 degrees?)
Flaring Perseid fireball
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I saw this fireball when it appeared directly above me, and estimated the flares to be around -5 mag. It was the brightest Perseid I saw all night!
Date/Time: 12th August 2007/AM
Location: West London, UK 518E 179N
Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Exposure: 10 Seconds
ISO: 800
Lens: Canon 35/1.4 L @ 2.0
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11th/12th August
Kappa Cygnid in the bowl of the Big Dipper
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This Kappa Cygnid exploded in a bright terminal flash at the end of it's path. I estimated the magnitude to be around -6!
Date/Time: 13th August 2007/AM
Location: Colstrope, Oxfordshire, UK
Camera: Nikon D70
Exposure: 20 Seconds
ISO: 800
Lens: Nikkor 14/2.8 @ 2.8 (Effective angle of view on D70 21 degrees?)
Perseid(?) fireball close to the Big Dipper
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This fireball was perhaps -5 mag. at it's brightest. I'm not sure that it was a Perseid.
Date/Time: 13th August 2007/AM
Location: Colstrope, Oxfordshire, UK
Camera: Nikon D70
Exposure: 20 Seconds
ISO: 800
Lens: Nikkor 14/2.8 @ 2.8 (Effective angle of view on D70 21 degrees?)
Sporadic (?) fireball close to the Big Dipper
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This Sporadic (I think) flared a number of times along it's path!
Date/Time: 13th August 2007/AM
Location: Colstrope, Oxfordshire, UK
Camera: Nikon D70
Exposure: 20 Seconds
ISO: 800
Lens: Nikkor 14/2.8 @ 2.8 (Effective angle of view on D70 21 degrees?)
Bright Perseid & Milky Way
50% crop
Date/Time: 13th August 2007/AM
Location: Colstrope, Oxfordshire, UK
Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Exposure: 30 Seconds
ISO: 1600
Lens: Canon 24/1.4 L @ 1.8
Perseid fireball & Milky Way
33% crop
Date/Time: 13th August 2007/AM
Location: Colstrope, Oxfordshire, UK
Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Exposure: 30 Seconds
ISO: 1600
Lens: Canon 24/1.4 L @ 1.8
Another Perseid fireball in the Milky Way
33% crop
Date/Time: 13th August 2007/AM
Location: Colstrope, Oxfordshire, UK
Camera: Canon EOS 1Ds Mk. II
Exposure: 30 Seconds
ISO: 1600
Lens: Canon 35/1.4 L @ 1.8
Bright Perseid fireball in the Milky Way
crop
Date/Time: 13th August 2007/AM
Location: Colstrope, Oxfordshire, UK
Camera: Canon EOS 1Ds Mk. II
Exposure: 30 Seconds
ISO: 1600
Lens: Canon 35/1.4 L @ 1.8
Twilight
Date/Time: 13th August 2007/AM
Location: Colstrope, Oxfordshire, UK
Camera: Nikon D70
Exposure: 20 Seconds
ISO: 800
Lens: Nikkor 14/2.8 @ 2.8 (Effective angle of view on D70 21 degrees?)
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