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Perseid Meteors and More
13 Aug. 2023
Perseid Meteor
This was the brightest Perseid of the night. Click on the image to see an enlarged view. This meteor left an ionization trail that persisted for several minutes. Also available: timelapse video of the ionization trail.
 
Perseid Meteor
Last Perseid of the evening (along with a satellite). Nine Perseids were recorded on this evening.
 
Barnard 150, Fireworks Galaxy (NGC 6946), NGC 6939

This part of Cepheus has a nice variety of objects including NGC 6939 cluster, NGC 6946 (Fireworks Galaxy), and Barnard 150 dark nebula. Click on the image to see an enlarged view. Or click here for the annotated view.


 
Photo info:

Meteor Photos:
  • Date/Time: 13 Aug 2023
  • Location: Vanishing Point Observatory (CA)
  • Camera: Nikon D850 @ ISO 1600
  • Exposure: 20 sec.
  • Lens/Scope: Sigma 15mm fisheye @ f/2.8
  • Filter: --
  • Mount: --
  • Guiding: --
  • Image Processing: Lightroom
   Cepheus Photo:
  • Date/Time: 13 Aug 2023
  • Location: Vanishing Point Observatory (CA)
  • Camera: Canon RP (Hutech modified) @ ISO 1600
  • Exposure: 135 x 120 sec.
  • Lens/Scope: Borg 107EDF2.8
  • Filter: IDAS HEUIB light pollution filter
  • Mount: Losmandy Titan
  • Guiding: Player One / PHD2
  • Image Processing: Deep Sky Stacker / Lightroom

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