Meteor? No, it's Jupiter!

[cactus]

Hi everyone,

I was going to post this and get people to work out what it was, but decided that was a bit much.
This is a long exposure of Jupiter taken Sunday night out the back of my place.
Focal length: 300mm
Exposure time: 20mins?
ISO: 400
F/9
Canon 350D

It gets a bit windy at home and the camera was on top of a fence post (shaking around a bit) giving this Jupiter this flamey look.

Photo has not been edited other than it has been cropped to a third of its original size.

Michael

[iceman (Mike)]

haha that is excellent.. you could really fool someone with that shot. It really does look like a burning fireball about to crash into earth!

Well done

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

That's brilliant. Who can you hoax with it. That shot can't be let to waste. It's a perfect hoax shot.

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

It's a crashing UFO!!!

See, I was sucked in! Send it to Channel 10, they'll make a big thing about it.

[cactus]

Originally Posted by ballaratdragons

It's a crashing UFO!!!

See, I was sucked in! Send it to Channel 10, they'll make a big thing about it.

Don't tempt me.

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

Send it to Today Tonight, they crash and burn all the time

[middy]

That is gold, pure gold.

[ving (David)]

we are all gunna die.... a pretty shade of green.

[joe_smith]

Michael, thats a mad photo mate. You should of saved it for April Fools day

[RAJAH235]

Great shot. It reminds me of 'My Earth Grazer' that I saw a few Chrismas' ago...without the trail of course.
As joe_smith put it, 'Twould have made a great April Fool's Day pic.
L.

[Robert_T]

I like! glad you gave the hint, I wouldn't have had a clue!