Perseid with ionization trail animation

[melsky]

Had a splendid evening with other Chipping Norton Amateur Astronomy Group members (did you see us on the Sky at Night this month?) including a few SGLs at the Rollright Stones last night. This was the best meteor I managed to capture, it actually lit up the ground as it shot overhead. I was shooting 30 second exposures with a Samyang 16mm F2 lens mounted on an Astrotrac. (Animation below still frame)

Mel

Perseid 13-08-13 00:42 by astronomel, on Flickr

Close-up animation including a second meteor and a couple of satellites.

Meteor Ionization trail by astronomel, on Flickr

[tingting44]

superb mate!! love the 1st one, cant see no animation tho

[Bat502]

Yes I have to say it was a brilliant night.

[Solo05]

Well done mate, I knew it would be good one if you had anything to do with it.

I almost went out again last night but fell asleep in the chair. All rested up now ready for the next clear night.

[SkyJamie]

Awesome pic and animation Mel

[VigdisVZ]

That's one of the most amazing things I've seen in a while. Good job!

[Dodge]

Amazing pic Mel!

[WaveSoarer]

I like the way that the trail coils up like a snake. Extremely impressive.

[JamesF]

That's fantastic. Brilliant image. tingting, it takes a while for the animation to load. Leave the page open and you should get there eventually.

James

[avtaram]

Fantastic animation , the trail looks great.

Avtar

[tingting44]

That's fantastic. Brilliant image. tingting, it takes a while for the animation to load. Leave the page open and you should get there eventually.

James

thanks mate,

wow that s more like it! impressive indeed! you must be chuffed with that

[Aceace321]

Nice pic and animation!

[melsky]

Thanks for all the nice comments.

Here's a slowed down version of the first four frames which show how intense the initial trail is.

Mel

Meteor animation 4 frames Perseid 12-08-13 11:42 UT by astronomel, on Flickr