Leonid Meteor Shower 1998


Stewart caught this leonid meteor and its 15 minute smoke train with his trusty pentax on a tripod with 28 mm lens, as it twisted and curled in the upper atmosphere.


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Same meteor / smoke train with more of the wide field image revealed.

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Close-up of leonid meteor streaking dramatically across the night sky..

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Wide field view exposed of same shooter.

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Close-up of another shooter streaking along the eastern horizon behind some trees...............


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