in the photo, from right to left!Mike Attas wrote: ↑Tue Feb 02, 2021 2:17 pm I agree that the photo is magnificent. But I have a question. Was the meteor going left to right, or right to left? Is it possible to tell from the photo? From the trail colours?
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- Tue Feb 02, 2021 3:41 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: A Colorful Quadrantid Meteor (2021 Feb 02)
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Re: APOD: A Colorful Quadrantid Meteor (2021 Feb 02)
- Tue Feb 02, 2021 3:40 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: A Colorful Quadrantid Meteor (2021 Feb 02)
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Re: APOD: A Colorful Quadrantid Meteor (2021 Feb 02)
I love it when I can find something I recognize in the background stars. If you look closely you can see the beautiful Leo Triplet group of three galaxies just above center. They have been featured many times here at APOD, most recently April 18, 2019. The Leo Triplet was what I was trying to shoot...
- Fri Jan 15, 2021 7:20 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2021 January
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Re: Submissions: 2021 January
https://flic.kr/p/2ksvz8u https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50839469726_e478692732_b.jpg Target was the Leo Triplets. Which you can barely see if you zoom in around the middle. Had just set up and was getting 1 minute subs @ f/2.8 and iso 3200. Focal Length 70mm. When we all saw a bright meteor l...