Geminid Fireball

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Geminid Fireball
Taken by Dennis Sherrod on December 14, 2012 @ Approximately 4.5 miles NW of Springville, AL. facing almost due East at 01:29 A.M.

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Camera Used: NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D800
Exposure Time: 30/1
Aperture: f/4.0
ISO: 1250
Date Taken: 2012:12:14 14:27:18

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The fireball left a train that lasted for several minutes in various shapes and hues. This meteor shower was probably one of the best I have seen since the late 1990s. Meteor rates were over 100 per hour throughout the 3-1/2 hours I was out. At times there were 2, 3, or 4 at a time falling within the camera view.

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Very Nice Indeed!

Posted by jcurtiswy9 2012-12-14 16:24:26

GREAT PIC HOPE U MADE A WISH

Posted by cs 2012-12-14 19:57:38

Fantastic pic! Do you have photoes of its trail too? Id be happy to see them, if you have!

Posted by LandyGyebnar 2012-12-14 22:58:19

Thanks for posting this, i like this. :)

Posted by Iuc 2012-12-15 20:52:12

I am fairly certain that my fiancee and I saw this fireball. We were just walking out to the back yard to observe when we observed a beautiful green fireball that flashed bright enough to light up the ground and cast shadows. We placed its time at 2:30 EST facing SSW from where we live in Franklin, NC. Amazing photo! :)

Posted by dgallagher 2012-12-16 10:54:46

Here is a link from NASA on this fireball that is shown above in my picture. This was captured by their network of meteor cameras. There is about a minute or so off between the NASA time and my camera time taking into the UTC time difference.
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/videogallery/index.html?media_id=157057601

Posted by Denniss12 2012-12-16 20:27:27

That is definitely the fireball we saw. Thanks for the link!

Posted by dgallagher 2012-12-16 22:06:19

Sun dogs fire on the horizon
Meteor rain stars across the night
This moment may be brief
But it can be so bright
Reflected in another source of light
When the moment dies
The spark still flies
Reflected in another pair of eyes

Brought to you by the letter zed

Posted by KillerRabbit 2012-12-16 22:47:09

Amazingly clear and bright shot.

Posted by cometeer 2012-12-18 12:45:22

65 thumbs up

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