Eta Aquarid Meteor (Close-Up) - a photo on Flickriver

Eta Aquarid Meteor (Close-Up)

            While teaching astronomy at the Eagle Eye Observatory (near Burnet, Texas) this evening, I set up my Nikon D750 and Sigma 12-24mm lens to shoot the night sky and maybe capture a meteor or two. The Eta Aquarids were just past their peak, so I had a chance. I managed to capture this tremendous bolide (fireball) slowly streaking across a large part of the sky, moving from zenith to the north. Gold/red in color, it split once at least and travelled across a good portion of the sky. Note the Big Dipper at upper right of the zoomed-out image in this set to give you an idea of how far it travelled. Magnificent!

Nikon D750
Sigma 12-24mm lens (set to 12mm)
20 second exposure, ISO4000, F4.5
   

Taken on: May 6, 2024

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