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A Taurid FireBall, Greg T.

A Taurid FireBall

A Taurid FireBall, Greg T.

A Taurid FireBall

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On the morning of 11-4-2018, I set up my Canon 5DMIII with the Tamron 24-70mm camera,  with an intervalometer on a static tripod to try and catch some Taurid meteors. At 4:14 a.m, this big bolide entered the frame! The dust trail could be seen on each frame for over 20 minutes!

I used the frames and made a video of them (next entry). Really incredible how all of that dust is left in the upper atmosphere. I wish I could have seen this with the naked eye but, I'll take these images!

Lens: Tamron 24-70mm zoom at 29mm, F2.8
Camera: Canon 5DMIII, ISO1600, 15 sec frames, one after another,...no pause.

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A Taurid FireBall, Greg T.