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12th August 2012
Shooting Star by grizzlysghost

Shooting Star

photo 226
One of 172, 20-second exposures I used to stitch together a star-trail photo. I was amazed when this cut across the sky, and the line remained in the sky for a while! Just brilliant :)

See finished product here: http://365project.org/grizzlysghost/365/2012-08-12

PP 12 August 2012
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Comments
Great shot!
posted August 12th, 2012  
@roy Thanks!
posted August 12th, 2012  
This is fantastic Aaron
posted August 12th, 2012  
Had to be said. You know you are just a shooting star http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VD2BwwGE9uo

posted August 12th, 2012  
Gosh, it will probably be the only one I see - it's total cloud over here!
posted August 12th, 2012  
what a great shot of a meteor

(where I am, I'd just got lots and lots of planes criss-crossing)
posted August 12th, 2012  
@markyl Thanks Mark!
@peterdegraaff Haha, thanks Peter; I left that one open! :)
@maggiemae Bummer MaggieMae; hoping it will clear up for you!
posted August 12th, 2012  
@shannew Haha, it's funny you mentioned planes! I had to stop at 172 because 173 had a plane cutting right through it! I couldn't pause the shooting to let the plane pass because that would have created a gap in the star trails :)
posted August 12th, 2012  
Just bought an Aputure timer remote off Amazon which is great, set up the time you want between each shot and away you go .... means you can go get a beer while it's doing it's stuff ;-)
posted August 12th, 2012  
@markyl Ahhh, now that's the way to go! :)
posted August 12th, 2012  
Such a great shot. Bet you were excited when you saw this
posted August 12th, 2012  
Just FAVd it. Looking at it reminds me of when I used to go night fishing when I was a lot younger and the sight of shooting always amazed me.
posted August 12th, 2012  
Cool! Don't you just love it when you get that lucky with a shot. :) I'm fav'ing this, too. :)
posted August 12th, 2012  
@nikkic I definitely was Nikki, I just stared at the sky in wonder! I saw about 20 tonight, and those things ZOOM across the sky!
@markyl Thanks Mark, I am always amazed as well; I hope I never grow out of that :)
posted August 12th, 2012  
@joa Haha, I sure do Johanna; and it happens so infrequently that is's amazing every time! Thanks!
posted August 12th, 2012  
Awesome shot :)
posted August 12th, 2012  
@ozziehoffy Thanks Cassandra! :)
posted August 12th, 2012  
Love this!
posted August 12th, 2012  
@sassik Thank you Sassik! :)
posted August 12th, 2012  
wow that's awesome
posted August 12th, 2012  
You're so lucky! I can't see the meteor rain last night.. :( Great capture by the way! =D
posted August 12th, 2012  
Brilliant capture!!Fav!!
posted August 12th, 2012  
That is quite the capture. Amazing nature and amazing photography.
posted August 12th, 2012  
Another fav. So well captured.
posted August 12th, 2012  
Looks great. The faint border of the trees is perfect.
posted August 12th, 2012  
You are so lcuky for being able of viewing that star!!!
posted August 12th, 2012  
Very cool, perfect framing too! I'm hoping to catch some meteors too but the weather hasn't been cooperating much.
posted August 12th, 2012  
Wonderful...love how the trees frame it!
posted August 12th, 2012  
hey Aaron... while the other shot (the one where you stacked all the images) is cool for the time, effort and technical prowess, i have to say that i LOVE this one just for "being" ... fav!
posted August 12th, 2012  
wowww! i can't believe you managed to capture this! just amazing!
posted August 12th, 2012  
Wow! Love it!
posted August 12th, 2012  
Love the framing. You are very blessed to live where you can get these shots. Beautiful
posted August 12th, 2012  
Was it moving left to right or vice versa?
posted August 12th, 2012  
@paulien Thanks Paulien! :)
@norikohaizumi Thanks Noriko! Too bad about the rain, but the next meteor shower is 20 Oct, hopefully it will be nice for you!
@carolmw Thanks so much Carol!
posted August 12th, 2012  
@newbie Thank you Stacey :)
@rockinrobyn Thank you so much Robyn! :)
@obiwan Thanks Jobi! :)
@petaqui Thanks Petaqui! My eyes just about popped out when I saw it cut across the sky! I saw about 20 last night, but this one was just amazing!
posted August 12th, 2012  
@mgirard Thanks Michael! Much of this shot was luck; especially the weather and the fact the meteor centered itself in my frame :)
@kwind Thanks!
@northy Haha, thank you so much Northy! :)
posted August 12th, 2012  
@juliakan Thanks Julia! I can't believe it either! :)
@ulpiphotos Thank you Ulpi!
@tigerdreamer Thank you Karen! While I do have certain struggles living out here in the middle of the woods, there are certainly some perks too :)
@webfoot Thanks Paul! They were moving Left to Right (North to South) for the most part; though I did see a couple move West to East :)
posted August 12th, 2012  
@grizzlysghost and you don't know what is it?Maybe watching the original size could give you an idea if it's a star, UFO...or maybe a pig flying as in the Simpsons xDDD
posted August 12th, 2012  
Nice framing! Great capture. :-)
posted August 12th, 2012  
@petaqui I vote pig! :)
@pschtyckque Thanks Chris!
posted August 12th, 2012  
Super amazing! I absolutely love the way you caught the line among a sea of stars! Congrats on this one making the popular page too!
posted August 13th, 2012  
Awesome
posted August 13th, 2012  
Three photos on pp. Magic monkeys are going to ban you next week. Better lay low. Lol. Just joking. All three tremendous shots in their own way! Congrats!
posted August 13th, 2012  
@cjphoto Haha, thanks Chris, I had no idea! :)
@beckys Thanks Becky!
@rockinrobyn Haha, I wish you WERE joking Robyn, but you know how this works; I will be in timeout for a while :) Thanks!
posted August 13th, 2012  
Amazing capture!! :D
posted August 13th, 2012  
You did a fabulous job.
posted August 13th, 2012  
This is spectacular! Amazing capture! Fav!
posted August 13th, 2012  
@macaroniart Thank you so much Kiyra!
@vaugdds Thank you Saskia!
posted August 13th, 2012  
@groovygirlrn Thank you so much Sheri!
posted August 13th, 2012  
wow...I did the math 57 and 1/3 minutes in shutter time...glad it's august in North America for you and not freezing cold! I loved your stitched assembly and I love just seeing the shooting star on its own. Lovely! Don't know that I'd have the patience.
posted August 13th, 2012  
Amazing capture! Spent a little time outdoors about 2 AM and didn't see any movement, but it was a spectacular sky!
posted August 13th, 2012  
@lynnb Thanks so much Lynn! I hadn't done the actual math; I just knew I stood out there for an hour! :)
@calm Thanks Cathy! I definitely count myself very lucky! :)
posted August 13th, 2012  
that is really awesome fav
posted August 13th, 2012  
Lucky yoou ! I tried on saturday night. I catched just one , and i saw 6 meteors! Beautiful shot!
posted August 13th, 2012  
Wonderful sight!
On Friday night we were in a hotel overlooking the sea towards Wales... the sky was even clearer than here in the countryside and the stars were great. I saw one shooting star and went to bed looking forward to Saturday. Yup you've guessed it - thick clouds and the loudest thunderstorm I'd ever heard!! Really glad you got this :)
posted August 13th, 2012  
@filuto Thank you Jorge!
@maina Thanks Maina! It was an amazing experience just to see them, catching them on film was a huge bonus!
@filsie65 Wow, I sure hope it clears up for you Phil!
posted August 13th, 2012  
Yes! That is the bonus! I was very happy when I saw the meteor trail on my pic! :)
posted August 13th, 2012  
I was happy to see you on the PP with your star trails shot, but I actually like this one better. FAV
posted August 13th, 2012  
@jsw0109 Thanks Jeff!
posted August 13th, 2012  
Great one, love these shots =)
posted August 13th, 2012  
@mantha Thank you Samantha!
posted August 14th, 2012  
Magical. fav.
posted August 14th, 2012  
@bardejov Thank you so much! :)
posted August 14th, 2012  
I love this, fav!
posted August 14th, 2012  
Both of your startrails and meteor hit the pp congrats! Well done! I forgot all about the meteor shower and now am kicking my hiney for missing out on the opportunity!
posted August 14th, 2012  
@melaniesavage Thank you Melanie!
@shirljess Thank you Shirley! I think the next one is 20 October, so get ready! :)
posted August 14th, 2012  
I must admit I like this one better than the on with all the star tracks... ;-p Very cool catch. ;-)
posted August 21st, 2012  
@bankmann Thanks! :)
posted August 21st, 2012  
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