Perseid Meteor – 8-12-2012 7h 47m UT

Camera: Meade DSI Pro
Lens: 1.7mm (?) Wide Angle Board Lens
Exposure: 1x9sec
Software: Envisage, ImageJ, Photoshop

Before going to bed I set my homebuilt all-sky camera out to record any bright Perseid meteors and I caught a total of 5, which is about right from my back yard. This was the brightest, which streaked overhead at 03:47 local time. Note the moon and Jupiter rising in the east (left).

-John

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