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Geminids

Orion, Hyades, Pleiades, Jupiter, Geminid meteor. 03:00 GMT 15/12/2012 (Photo:Tim Jones)

Having missed the peak of the Geminid meteor shower this year; or rather experienced it through icy fog in London, it was a bit of a bonus to catch this picture at 3.00 am this morning during a visit to Leicester.

Detail in the meteor trail shows it flashing / breaking up / colour changes

Whatever the meteor shower, this is my favourite bit of sky, so that’s where the camera gets pointed.  This is one of a series of 15 second exposures at IS0 1600, f4, focal length 17mm on my Canon 7D.

What more could you ask for:  Orion with sword, Hyades and Pleiades clusters in Taurus, Jupiter passing through, and a Geminid meteor to top it off.

Just goes to show it’s worth heading out in the dark and the cold for ‘one more go’.

Sky was quite artsy this morning, waiting for the cloud to clear

 

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