The 2012 Perseid Meteor Shower
Photos and Time Lapse: The 2012 Perseid Meteor Shower
Images captured between 2:20 - 5:10 am (PDT) on August 12, 2012 - at the peak of the 2012 Perseid meteor shower.
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II - Lens: Canon EF 24mm f/1.4 L
Time Lapse Clip: The 2012 Perseid Meteor Shower
Time Lapse Clip: The 2012 Perseid Meteor Shower - Lake Berryessa, Northern California
Images captured between 1:53 - 5:18 am (PDT) on August 12, 2012 - at the peak of the 2012 Perseid meteor shower. Rising at dawn, an alignment of Jupiter and Venus with the Moon, the Pleiades and Aldebaran in Taurus are seen at the end of the 52 sec clip.
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A bright Perseid meteor and constellation Cygnus captured at 2:22 am (PDT) on August 12, 2012.
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A bright Perseid captured at 2:22 am (PDT) on August 12, 2012. Constellations: Cygnus and Lyra
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Perseid Meteor with constellations Cygnus and Cassiopeia captured at 3:14 am (PDT) on August 12, 2012.
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Rainbow colored Perseid with constellations Cygnus and Cassiopeia captured at 3:19 am (PDT) on August 12, 2012.
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A rainbow colored Perseid meteor captured at 3:45 am (PDT) on August 12, 2012. The scenery is lightly illuminated by a waning crescent Moon.
Location: Lake Berryessa, Northern California
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A rainbow colored Perseid captured at 3:46 am (PDT) on August 12, 2012. The scenery is lightly illuminated by a waning crescent Moon.
Location: Lake Berryessa, Northern California
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A bright Perseid fireball captured at 3:58 am (PDT) on August 12, 2012. The scenery is lightly illuminated by a waning crescent Moon.
Location: Lake Berryessa, Northern California
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A bright rainbow colored Perseid captured at 4:01 am (PDT) on August 12, 2012. The scenery is illuminated by a waning crescent Moon.
Location: Lake Berryessa, Northern California
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A bright rainbow colored meteor captured at 4:08 am (PDT) on August 12, 2012. The scenery is illuminated by a waning crescent Moon.
Location: Lake Berryessa, Northern California
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A rainbow colored Perseid captured at 4:16 am (PDT) on August 12, 2012. The scenery is lightly illuminated by a waning crescent Moon.
Location: Lake Berryessa, Northern California
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A rainbow colored Perseid meteor captured at 4:25 am (PDT) on August 12, 2012. The scenery is lightly illuminated by a waning crescent Moon.
Location: Lake Berryessa, Northern California
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A rainbow colored Perseid captured at 4:30 am (PDT) on August 12, 2012. The scenery is lightly illuminated by a waning crescent Moon.
Location: Lake Berryessa, Northern California
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A rainbow colored Perseid meteor captured at 4:43 am (PDT) on August 12, 2012. The scenery is lightly illuminated by a waning crescent Moon.
Location: Lake Berryessa, Northern California
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A rainbow colored meteor captured at 5:00 am (PDT) on August 12, 2012 during astronomicial twilight. The scenery is illuminated by a waning crescent Moon.
Location: Lake Berryessa, Northern California
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A bright rainbow colored Perseid captured at 5:03 am (PDT) on August 12, 2012 during astronomicial twilight. The scenery is illuminated by a waning crescent Moon.
Location: Lake Berryessa, Northern California
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A faint Perseid meteor captured at 5:10 am (PDT) on August 12, 2012 during astronomicial twilight. The scenery is illuminated by a waning crescent Moon.
Location: Lake Berryessa, Northern California
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