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Orion Fireball

I have been waiting for the perfect conditions to take my first deep-space image of the Orion Nebula, and when it happened, the timing overlapped with the Geminid Meteor Shower. The odds of capturing a meteor in the shot are rare, but what was truly shocking was watching a non-geminid meteor (orange streak) that was a brighter fireball and it broke up right on the edge of my shot. Amazing experience to see and capture.

I was standing with another skywatcher at the time the brighter one broke into 2 pieces as it burned up in the atmosphere. As soon as it happened he said, "That is where you are shooting!" I just responded with, "I am too scared to see if I actually got it." When I finally got the nerve, I was absolutely stunned.

Image taken at Lake Hudson Recreational Area in Lenawee County Michigan. The Geminid Meteor was at 10:40pm on December 13th, the non-Geminid meteor was at 11:29pm. I was shooting the Orion Nebula from about 10:30pm till midnight.

(Explore # 129)

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Taken in: United States / Michigan / Medina Township / Medina (show map)

Taken on: December 14, 2023

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