Perseid Meteor Shower | 12 August 2020 | Robinson Crater, Arizona, USA (Jeremy Perez)

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Perseid Meteor Shower | 12 August 2020 | Robinson Crater, Arizona, USA

Between clouds, smoke and memories of epic meteor showers past, the 2020 Perseids were disappointing for many observers. I was grateful for the clear skies in northern Arizona, because the display was excellent here. The quarter moon didn't impact the view too badly and I counted 138 meteors from 12-5AM under Bortle class 2-3 skies (before moonrise). High altitude at 2250m/7400ft probably helped reduce scattering of moonlight, and the shower was also approaching its peak the same time as the moon was getting higher which may also have helped balance things out.

The submitted image is a composite showing 101 Perseids and 22 sporadics selected from over 3,700 exposures on the night of 11/12 August 2020. Images were captured between 11:10PM and 4:40AM MST/0610-1140 GMT.

The image/star field chosen as the background was based on the shot that contains the bright fireball above and to the right of the San Francisco Peaks. All other meteors were carefully de-rotated, re-aligned and tone/color corrected to this base star field to show the abundance of Perseids tracing to their radiant and to show which meteors were sporadic or part of another ongoing shower.

Image information:
• Canon 6D Mark II
• Tokina AT-X 16-28 f/2.8 PRO FX lens at 16mm
• Base starfield: 4 sec x 15, f/2.8, ISO 12,800, stacked/aligned/processed with Starry Landscape Stacker, PixInsight, Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom
• Composited/stacked meteors: 6 sec (before moonrise) to 4 sec (after moonrise) x 100+ images, f/2.8, ISO 12,800

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