2009 Perseid Meteor Shower in the Colorado Rockies
© Photo by Fort Photo

Description

This is one so much better when Viewed Large on Black
So last night I trekked up Cameron Pass to enjoy the peak of this annual treat of an astronomical event and got away with some keepers, even with the moon! I can only imagine how bright this nice fireball meteor would have been under a moonless sky. I saw 69 Perseids total between 10 pm - 3:30 am MST.
If you missed em' last night, continue to look the next several nights as they will wind down now until around Aug. 24.
Shot Notes: Due to the moonlight and still wanting a night sky, I used ISO 1000 vs 1600 and went with 30 seconds at F/3.2. I also didn't directly point toward the radiant as I was trying to avoid the part of the sky incredibly lit up by the moon. I will have a stacked star trails version of this in the coming days.

Tags

Stars, Star, Sky, Shower, Shooting, Reservoir, Poudre Canyon Highway, Perseids, Perseid, Pass, Night, Nature, Moonlight, Meteor, Landscape, Lake, Joe Wright, Cameron, Astrophotography, Astrometrydotnet:status=failed, Astonomy, AfterDark, 2009