Meteor Fireball

[blackparticle]

Such a lucky shot as I had the DSLR connected at the time already set and focused when this shot by the star I had been using for the calibration.

Thankfully the meteor was moving relatively slowly so I could track in front of it and reel off a couple of shots at a nice high shutter speed and enough time to use the delayed 2sec shutter release.

It certainly felt like the universe rewarding me for the effort.

[dave1978]

What an awesome shot, surely this is a 1 off picture.

[KE400]

Great pic, well done!

[Adamski]

very good shot and extremely lucky to be pointing in the right direction at the right time.

will make a brilliant photo for your album and something to remind you of the spontaneity of the cosmos.

[SkyJamie]

Awesome!

Jamie

[RogerTheDodger]

Wow, I've never seen a pic of a fireball before (and google doesn't find any that good) - totally awesome... you should send that to Sky @ night.

[MrsR]

Awesome

[Astromart]

Once in a lifetime shot I think - talk about being in the right place at the right time ! Well done

[hayju01]

Absolutely great shot!

Could you pm me 6 numbers from 1 to 49 :-)

[kris h]

Amazing image

[BigJohn]

JAMMY! LoL.

Serendipity is one thing, but keeping cool and getting this kind of result is another altogether. You have no idea how impressed I am right now. :-D

[Slangers]

Lucky shot! Well done.

[blackparticle]

.. you should send that to Sky @ night.

Good idea. Are the contributions just via the Flikr site?

I'll have to check tomorrow through the RAW files to see if any of the other shots came out as well. A quick glance through revealed this was probably the best one to enhance in Photoshop but I might be able to put a sequence together of a couple more images.

[blackparticle]

No luck. The only other image was a blurred blob. Dave was right. It is a one off pic.

[keithmrris]

Great pic well done!

[Astroegg]

That's practically inconceivable! You are incredibly lucky and must be so proud.

[Willarnold]

Wow, that's a great image. Very luck!

[Pete Presland]

wow super lucky,your probably the only person on the planet to have imaged that! WELL DONE FOR BEING CALM ENOUGH TO GET THE PICTURE,i would have drop the camera

[MikeD]

:hello2:

Mike.

[bm1980]

wow very lucky

Ben

[Psychobilly]

Amazing Capture...well done.. now about those 6 numbers...

[spaceboy]

Whats the chances ? I would have been straight down the shop buying lottery tickets as your a lucky man to get that shot. Great pic !!

[blackparticle]

6 Numbers? .. Pick any of your six eyepieces at random and if you win, mine's a trip on Virgin Galactic and a holiday to Hawaii.

[cervesca]

Very good, you should try to get it published in one of the astro mags

[Viv]

Just stunning - nice one.