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Beckton Geminid

- www.kevin-palmer.com - On this silent night, all was calm and bright. The moonlight was so bright that I kept reaching to turn off my headlamp, but the moon has no off button. In the 3.5 hours I was out, I counted 65 meteors. Most of them looked better visually than they did on camera. The best ones always seemed to fall just out of frame. Sometimes 3 at once, and then none for 10 minutes. Thin clouds came and went, but didn't obscure too much of the sky. Moon phase always plays a big part in how many meteors are visible. Last year was much better for photography. But since the Geminids are the most prolific annual meteor shower, it was still worth watching, despite the moon. Microclimates are always fascinating around here in the winter. The temperature was in the teens when I left home, but in the upper 30's here at the base of the mountains. There was no snow cover, and the night was as warm as it gets in December.

Taken in: United States / Wyoming / Beckton (show map)

Taken on: December 14, 2024

Tags:

December

winter

sky

stars

moonlit

moonlight

clouds

Bighorn Mountains

Beckton

Sheridan

Wyoming

Geminids

meteor shower

Sigma 14mm f1.8

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Groups appears in: • Nightscapes - Natural Landscapes at Night • Astronomy more » • Night Sky, The • astrometry • Wide Field Astrophotography - Starry Skies • Into the Night Photography • SIGMA 14mm F1.8 DG HSM ART « less

Camera: Nikon D780, f/5.0, 20 sec, 14mm, ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D780
Lens:	14mm f/1.8E
Aperture:	f/5.0
Exposure Time:	20
Focal Length:	14mm
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Manual
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 13.3 (Windows)
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