Meteor and astronomy images from around the world

Today I decided to take an image of my Chelyabinsk meteorite with some nice background, so we went to a cliff above Pacific. My choice of the background has exceeded my expectations. There were some whales feeding close to the shore. The image is a combination of two images taken from the same place at the same time.

Chelyabinsk meteorite weights 7.70 grams

I was happy to get one Meteor but when I began to review the pictures I noticed a double and then wait... treble, couldnt be happier! 3rd is faint but bottom middle left.

Kekaha, Kaua`i April 17, 2013 3:52am Nikon D300 Rokinon 14mm lens 30 sec exposure, ISO 800

Out hoping to catch a few random meteors this weekend. Unfortunately, the clouds rolled in around 4:00 a.m. after a clear night. I only ended up with a couple visible meteors that appeared to come from the Anthelion radiant by the Libra constellation.

Was there in the parking lot of the Wawa waiting on the AstroFox so that together we could head out on the last second Aurora Borealis Skyline Drive spur-of-the-moment adventure. The Sky was very clear, the Moon and Jupiter gorgeous and the ISS was making a low pass west to north-north-east low to the horizon. So, while I had time waiting there in the Wawa parking lot for the AstroFox, set the camera up and despite the pollen-dampened thinking, pointed the camera towards the ISS. And there from the parking lot of the Wawa, waiting on the AstroFox, the shutter opened for a 3.9 second span of time in which a meteor and the ISS painted their light trails across the blue hour canvas. Yep. Right there in the Wawa Parking Lot waiting for the AstroFox. Had the F/8 thing going for sharpness as i was thinking about the moon there in the Wawa parking lot (the sharpest f-stop for this lens, is f/8, i believe, although, f/9 seems a touch sharper...). So, f/8 does not absorb light fast enough for fast and faint meteors. Had to push the exposure slider in LR3.x?&%$@#. Hence the grainyness. Or is all just pollen?

I caught a tiny meteor above one of the trees. Can you find it?

Video version:- youtu.be/A3oqiA0KQRc - please watch full screen in HD Made from 637 individual photographs, 20 seconds each, then built up with StarMax using "Add Max and Save steps...". ggrillot.free.fr/astro/starmaxEng.html Video created using Sony Vegas and music done with Steinberg Cubase.

Andromeda & Panstarrs low in the sky over North Hampshire this evening. Some light pollution, but not overly so. Comet Panstarrs can be seen low down, with Andromeda clashing with the power lines.

Iridium Flare caught over the North Hampshire countryside Press L to see this in Gallery mode, its simply stunning! Feel free to add your comments or favourite !

Tonights Comet Panstarrs as seen over West Berkshire light pollution! Feel free to add your comments or favourite ! For the best view press the "L" key to go to gallery mode!

The length of the slice is 3 centimeters.

© Signature Exposures 2013, All rights reserved. Follow me on Facebook: Signature Exposures Website: www.signatureexposures.com Contact: [email protected] This is a shot and a sight of a lifetime for me! Aurora and a Meteor entering the atmosphere and exploding!

GNO meteor

Time of fall: At 9:22 a.m. (local time) on February 15, 2013 Type: Chondrite Location: Country: Chelyabinskaya oblast’, Russia Chelyabinsk 54°49’N, 61°07’E

A meteor and satellite caught in the light polluted eastern sky, along with the faint milky way. The reflection is seen in the water from a stock tank.

Photographed near Salvo, North Carolina on May 5, 2011 Canon 5DmkII + Canon 24mm @ f/1.4, ISO 1000, 25 sec © danieldragonfilms.com

I need help from some space junkies. I took this shot of the Pan-Starrs comet and got this extra object flying through the sky. Any ieas what it might be?

I need help from some space junkies. I took this shot of the Pan-Starrs comet and got this extra object flying through the sky. Any ideas what it might be?

Location : Kg Punggai, Teluk Ramunia, Johor. info : meteorshowersonline.com/showers/gamma_normids.html

今日の朝焼け。朝焼けに染まる天の川。 --- [ MyFAV100 ] [ MyFAV300 ] [ 人気順 ]

Comet PANSTARRS can be seen in the highlight gradient of the left lower third.

Geminid meteor shower of 13 DEC 2012.

A four hour and six minute long trail shot. The individual 30 second frames used to make this picture were intended to catch a Lyrids meteor. The one meteor captured can be seen in the center crossing the trails. For more of my astrophotography, visit my website: www.astrophotoziad.com

There's a live YouTube / Google+ hangout featuring Philip Plait live now to discuss Asteroid 2012 DA14 which just passed by the earth today (sorry Flickr doesn't like external links for me to refer you directly to it). If you view the recorded version of the hangout later, he also discussed the large meteor which broke up over Russia this morning and reportedly injured up to 1000 people. I'm receiving thousands of views today on my Perseid meteor shower time-lapse videos over on YouTube this morning, given the interest in that meteor over Russia. This composite star trails photo shows several much smaller meteors which I captured in December during the annual Geminid meteor shower. There are at least 7 different objects streaking through t he sky (the longest one through the middle looks like a satellite)

I shot 13 vertical photos to make this panorama. Taken on 8-14-12 during the Perseids meteor shower.

今日の朝焼け。朝焼けに染まる天の川と流星。 難しすぎ。まだまだ実力不足を痛感。 またひとつ目標がみつかった。 --- [ MyFAV100 ] [ MyFAV300 ] [ 人気順 ]

Photos of the meteors first time trying to catch them

Photos of the meteors first time trying to catch them

Photos of the meteors first time trying to catch them

Photos of the meteors first time trying to catch them

Photos of the meteors first time trying to catch them

This is a single frame of a time lapse sequence shot on 11AUG2012.

This is a repost of original shot called "Chasing Meteors In California". I've recently bought Lightroom 4 and am very impressed with its performance. This was a 613 second shot in the black of night….I originally wanted to re-edit to get rid of the long exposure noise but the edit evolved because I think the rocky coast is too interesting to hide in darkness. Original post: www.flickr.com/photos/ericdugan/8272188063/in/photostream/

今日の朝焼け 天草上空に巨大火球！！ 最後は3つほどに砕けて燃えていきました... それにしても大きかった… もう二度とこんな流れ星の写真は撮れないかもしれない。 == 朝日新聞に二度掲載していただきました。 ありがとうございました。 --- [ MyFAV100 ] [ MyFAV300 ] [ 人気順 ]