August 14th, 2014: Comet Swift-Tuttle.
http://s24.postimg.org/m5s7b7qsl/Swift_Tuttle.jpg
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How do we know that wasn't flashlight on a Quadcopter?
And some of those pixels look suspicious. Supposed to be 1 to 3 AM but it's daylight. :lol2: Seriously Sir, you found a good one, that's cool. And it's not just a lucky snapshot, so nobody can grouse he was just in the right spot at the right time. He put a lot of work into that and the results are quite spectacular. |
300 shots. Must've tired out his finger.
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I know next to nothing about photography, so that is supposition on my part, but it's as good a theory as I can come up with. :) |
Look at the length of the star trails near the horizon. That's a loooong exposure. At least 15 minutes, maybe 30. How did he get 300 long exposure shots between 1-3am?
Maybe just the one long exposure shot of the comet/stars, and stack the others? |
The comet part was a much shorter exposure, or it would be making a long curved trail too, parallel with the star trails. Comets are basically fixed points in the sky like stars, not to be confused with meteors, which are fast.
Edit: And those star trails look about 3 hours long to me. |
I got all excited, until I found out that Swift-Tuttle came through in 1992 and has a 133 year orbit. That's an old pic :sniff:
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During the time the shutter is open, incoming light is accumulating. So a long exposure or a bunch of short ones will add up to bright as day. |
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There's several more excellent photos here: Daily Mail |
Ah, a news reporter who doesn't know the difference between a comet and a meteor. Probably an english major.
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http://cellar.org/2014/tenminute.jpg |
nice picture xoB. I find the shadow of the bridge interesting. I don't think I'd be able to see that otherwise.
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Is that not a meteor from the Swift-Tuttle Comet?
A time lapse photograph showing the circumpolar star tracks with a brief, bright meteorite, perhaps a fire-ball, passing through. And the "shadow of the bridge" in the neat picture of the switchbacks. Uh, where exactly is it? |
Only know it was tagged Norway, but there can't be that many road configurations like that.
After looking at the Norway map a little while, I'd like to retract that statement. :haha: |
Oops.
I didn't mean where the picture was taken, but where in the picture is a "shadow of a bridge." |
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