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Community photo entitled  by Rich Richins on 11/17/2020 at Las Cruces, NM

On 11/17/2020 04:15 am by Rich Richins| Las Cruces, NM

A Leonid Fireball in Leo. The meteor shower was mostly disappointing. I maybe saw one visually in an hour. But I set up the camera in the backyard and took 30 second subs throughout the night. Found this nice fireball spread out amongst three successive subs. I've faintly indicated a few nearby constellations.

Tripod-mounted (Ha modified) Canon T2i with 18-55mm (stock) zoom lens operating at ~24mm.

Image derived from three, 30-second subs. So this was in the air over a minute! Subs pieced together using PS. Star trails reduced. Brightness/contrast adjusted to taste.