The 2010 Geminids at Orion

[luigi]

Hi All,

I took several subs of the Orion Belt during the Geminids, then hunted for meteors in the subs and made this composite.

The total # of meteors is 10.
The total timespan is 20 minutes. (high rate!)

There is a 1 second interval between photos, that explains the gaps in the meteor trails, I guess it can be used to guestimate the speed of the meteors, the top left one was very fast and very bright.

Canon 5DII
70-200 lens at 200mm
Astrotrac mount
40x30'' exposures at 200mm, ISO1600
No darks, flats or offsets.

Taken at the Mercedes Observatory, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Ah yes, the link:
http://www.luisargerich.com/night/h15e9a1f3#h15e9a1f3
(click the image to see it larger)

Cheers!
Luis

[javier alves (Javier)]

que tal tocayo , realmente una foto hermosa .
un trabajo muy bueno .

saludos

[iceman (Mike)]

Wow, a great image! Brilliant.

[h0ughy (David)]

great shot

[kjant (Kym)]

Mighty fine pics. on your site.

[leon]

Awesome capture, beautiful to look at.

Leon

[dcalleja]

I like this - its unusual. Great composition.

[Astroman (Andrew Wall)]

Gets quite busy around Orion, I was surprised to see so many Satellites on my frames also.