Taipei Night Sky Before the Typhoon

On the night before a typhoon struck Taiwan, the Perseid meteor shower reached its peak. The sky over Taipei was unusually clear, with Polaris positioned directly above Taipei 101. Over the course of an hour-long exposure, perfectly circular star trails formed around Polaris, while numerous planes crossed the Taipei sky and the typhoon’s outer cloud bands continually streamed in from the east. On the left side, a Perseid meteor was perfectly captured.

Canon EOS R6 with Tamron SP 24-70mm F2.8 Lens

Using Sequator162r2 software, 909 consecutive photos were superimposed to create a one-hour star trail, with a single exposure of 2.6 seconds. The images were taken from 11:10 PM on August 12th to 12:10 AM on August 13th.