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The Perseid meteor shower peaks tonight/tomorrow morning. Bright moonlight will wash out most of them but the better ones should shine through.

Last night I managed to capture 6 on video in a little over a half hour which is a pretty good rate already. Hoping I can catch a fireball tonight/tomorrow morning to make up for the moonlight.
 
foolsgold said:
Looks like the game Tetris.
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I can see that! That night they were very conveniently placed. I did a similar stack of my sprites from 8/5 but it did not turn out as well since all of the sprites were in one of 2 areas which is more typical.
Goldhedge said:
Curiosity got me...

What Is a Sprite? Earth's Super Rare Red Lightning Explained​

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Nice. I am currently working on a video to explain red sprites. I get a lot of questions when I post them.
 
My favorite frame from this morning. 2 nice Perseid meteors in one 6 second exposure.

Camera: Canon EOS 850D (Modified)
Lens: Sigma 24mm f/1.4 art lens
Exposure: 6sec at f/2 and ISO 1600
Processed using PixInsight and NoiseXTerminator
 
Composite image of meteors from the Perseid meteor shower.


Camera: Canon EOS 850 D (modified)
Lens: Sigma 24mm f/1.4 art
Exposure: Multiple 6sec exposures at F/2 and ISO 1600
Registered using PixInsight and processed using PixInsight and StarXterminator
 
Came across this by accident. Thought it would be a nice bump.

Astronomers detect the brightest fast radio burst of all time

Astronomers detected the brightest fast radio burst ever seen. The dazzling “RBFLOAT” radio burst, originating nearby in the Ursa Major constellation, offers the clearest view yet of the environment around these mysterious flashes.
news.mit.edu
 
Any of the sky watchers going to try photographing 3I Atlas?


Comet 3I/ATLAS - NASA Science

News About Comet 3I/ATLAS First Sighting
science.nasa.gov

 
foolsgold said:
I already did post - #716
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Nice! I had missed it earlier. NASA says it's inside the orbit of Jupiter now. I was wondering if it's possible to get better (ie. close up, better resolution) imagery of it than the distant dot photos that are currently available? Or does it just move too fast to allow for that?
 
I would have evaluate it's position again and yes it's moving fast.
 

This Is What Venus REALLY Looks Like (No CGI, No Filters)​

None of these images are beautiful in the traditional sense. They’re not made to impress. They’re made to reveal. And that’s what makes them so powerful.

You’re not looking at a digital render. You’re not looking at a filtered approximation. You’re looking at Venus as it actually is, in all its alien, hostile, violently active detail.

And the more we look… the more we find.

0:00 Intro
0:26 The First to See Venus: Soviet Venera Landers
3:38 How Radar Gave Us a Map of Venus
7:45 When Telescopes Started Bouncing Radar
11:50 Parker Solar Probe Captures Venus in Visible Light
16:00 Signs of a Living Planet: Venus May Still Be Erupting
19:32 Breaking Down the Images: What You're Really Seeing
23:53 What Comes Next?

Now, we have the tools to figure out what happened. And for the first time, we’re in a position to get real answers.
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