Pilbara Aquarids

[colinmlegg]

Hi guys,

I got this little trio of Eta Aquarid fireballs Monday morning in the Pilbara. I'm up here scouting annular eclipse locales.

Shot settings: iso 8000, f/2.8, 16mm, 20 seconds.

The persistent trains lasted more than an hour and were still visible at start of astro twilight.

Colin

[ourkind]

A beautiful scene Colin :thumbsup:

[Octane]

Truly outstanding, my friend. Bravo. :)

H

[iceman]

Beautiful as usual, Colin. Stunning.

[Ross G]

A great looking photo Colin.

Beautiful colour and composition.


Ross.

[multiweb]

Great comp. That milkyway looks like a crown fire on the trees. :thumbsup:

[lacad01]

Great shot, lots of stuff to look at there :thumbsup:

[Larryp]

Beautiful shot, Colin

[mexhunter]

Beautiful image, Colin, congratulations!!!

[Deeno]

A stunning image....!

[Draco]

:camera:excellant shot my friend

[astronobob]

Magic capture Colin, what a great location, really dig the Mag Cloud hanging out there too, wonderful !

[StephenM]

Another beauty Colin! Well done.

Cheers,
Stephen

[leon]

Top capture Colin, of a beautiful part of the world, well done.

Leon

[CapturingTheNight]

Sensational as always. I have only ever caught one persistent meteor train. It drifts down from the top of frame in one of my timelapse sequences for 2 to 3 seconds (at 24 fps). Sadly the meteor that caused it was just out of frame.

[colinmlegg]

Thanks guys. Been a tad busy with the eclipse, so have only now hopped back on the forum.

I think I used up all my luck with this shot. After months of planning, preparation and more planning, on eclipse day a few things went wrong - some in my control, some not. I bit off more than I could chew and made the mistake of trying to run too many cameras on an event I'd never photographed before.

[Paul Haese]

Nice saturation and processing Colin. A Larger version would be nice though.

[colinmlegg]

Thanks Paul. Larger version here - https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=465575226856150&set=a.340233492723658.80635.3402293 99390734&type=1&theater

[SkyViking]

Top shot again Colin, and the composition with the trees is excellent.