Between Stars and Clouds

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By: Pierre Martin
Copyright ©2005

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Photographer	Pierre Martin {Karma:3355}
Project	#19 Above Your Head	Camera Model	Pentax K-1000
Categories	Nature Deep Blue From The Field	Film Format
Portfolio		Lens	Pentax SMC FA 50mm ï1,4
Uploaded	6/25/2005	Film / Memory Type	Fuji Superia
		ISO / Film Speed	800
Views	520	Shutter	> 5 minutes
Favorites	0	Aperture	f/2.0
Critiques	14	Rating	Pending / 2 Ratings
Location	City - St. George Island State - FLORIDA Country - United States
About	Streaking high above diffuse clouds -- but well in front of distant stars -- are sand-sized bits of an ancient comet: meteors. These bits flaked off Comet Tempel-Tuttle during its pass through the inner Solar System about 150 years ago. Far in the background are stars toward the constellation of Ursa Major. The above image is digital combination of 12 exposures taken on the morning of November 19, 2002 from Florida, USA. A strong peak in faint meteors were seen between 5:30 and 6:00am EST, with a particularly strong minute coming at 5:46 EST when 22 Leonid meteors were counted. The bluish-looking night sky and clouds were caused by the light cast by a Full Moon. Photograph is combined effort by Michael Vasseur and Pierre Martin.

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Pierre Martin {K:3355} 7/26/2005

Thanks again Mary!

Mary Brown

{K:71879} 7/9/2005

Pierre, I didn't realize this was an APOD picture. Congrats!
Mary

Pierre Martin {K:3355} 7/5/2005

Thanks very kindly Mary! I was really pleased that the NASA site chose this picture for an APOD, and I'm sure they probably received many, many great images of this event.

A number of people thought were convinced the clouds were aurora. The Moon's illumination can do wonderful effects.

Pierre Martin {K:3355} 7/5/2005

Thanks again Taras!

Mary Brown

{K:71879} 7/5/2005

Pierre, the clouds look almost Aurora like. The brightness of the clouds spread in one diagonal and the meteors coming from another diagonal make for a wonderful composion. Superb as always, Mr. Meteor man.
May

Taras R. Hnatyshyn {K:4055} 6/29/2005

Pierre,

A very pleasing composite. Great work!

Taras

Pierre Martin {K:3355} 6/27/2005

Hi Shane,

Thanks for your great comments! Glad you enjoyed it!

Shane Finnigan

{K:1990} 6/25/2005

Pierre this shot is absolutely stunning!! I love the background sky colour as it adds an almost mystical feel to the whole image!!! Yet another poster quality shot! I'll place this on my WOW factor 7 scale! I pray to one day have a shot like this myself