Monthly Archives: December 2017

Meteors on December 13 – 14, 2017. Geminids, sporadics, and an Iridium Flare.

The following images were taken on the night of December 13  – 14, 2017. Partly cloudy conditions. Color images are taken with a Canon 1300D employing a Vivitar 8 mm fisheye-lens. Black and white images are taken with a MallinCam All Sky Camera. Timestamp on the color images are UT, and All Sky images are local time (UT + 1). Location: Ørsta, Norway.

 

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Bright meteors on a bright moonlit sky. November 30, 2017.

This bright meteor showed up at about UT 17.03 on November 30, 2017. Photo details: Canon EOS 1300D, Vivitar 8 mm fisheye-lens, Exp: 59 seconds, ISO: 1600. Location: Ørsta, Norway.

This bright meteor showed up at about UT 17.03 on November 30, 2017.
Photo details: Canon EOS 1300D, Vivitar 8 mm fisheye-lens, Exp: 59 seconds, ISO: 1600.
Location: Ørsta, Norway.

Cropped version of the above.

Cropped version of the above.

Bright meteor number 2 this night. This one is photographed at UT 19.20 (20.20 local time November 30, 2017. Same equipment and location.

Bright meteor number 2 this night. This one is photographed at UT 19.20 (20.20 local time November 30, 2017.
Same equipment, exposure, ISO, and location.

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