I was down in the local park from about 4:30 until 5:00 (when the fog rolled in) this morning hoping to catch the peak of the Perseid shower. Only saw 2 Perseids, both about mag 0 or 1. I had the camera with me, and was lucky to catch the second one during one of the many 8 second exposures that I took. Here's the result - the meteor is just below Betelgeuse.
So that's what the sky looked like at 5:00ish. Totally fogged out here. Glad you caught it Stephen. Must be a low ZHR this year. Or maybe its peak is running late this year and it will max out early Saturday morning at Astrofest.
Took a few pics, but didnt snaggle any, then lens got sopping wet (low fodg everywhere) - thought I cleaned/dried it, but every pic I took after that was smudgded!!
Oh!! That is stunning! I really hope I can learn your skills... Last night I saw a nice peice of space junk come in over Beecroft...
At 8 sec exposures, I can really appreciate the randomness to that shot. For you to have captured that, especially with lag in between shots is particularly impressive.
I drove for about an hour -- North and inland -- trying to escape the fog. But to no avail. Being here in the Northern hemisphere I was really looking forward to it. I put my camera and tripod away without using them.
That is a nice shot, though, Stephen. Congratulations!!
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Glad you caught it Stephen. Must be a low ZHR this year. Or maybe its peak is running late this year and it will max out early Saturday morning at Astrofest. 
then lens got sopping wet (low fodg everywhere) - thought I cleaned/dried it, but every pic I took after that was smudgded!!
