meteor Archives

Watch in awe as the Perseid Meteor shower passes overhead

January 22, 2015 by Andrew 3 Comments

This timelapse video was taken in the Joshua Tree Park. All annoying airplanes have been edited out and the result is the beautiful combination of the night sky and the meteor.

The footage was taken in 2013 using a Canon 6D with a 14mm and 16mm wide angle lens on a Kessler CineSlider. The park itself is in south-eastern California and has been a national park since 1994.

The Perseids are a frequent shower, associated with the comet Swift-Tuttle and tend to be most active from about July 17 to August 24th. In 2015 it is expected the peak of the Perseid shower will be around August 12th and 13th.

In Pure Spirit

If you want to stay in the Joshua Tree National Park then Booking.com has a location search and Trip Advisor has a list of top things to do in the park.

It’s clear that the park inspires artists as both Art.com and AllPosters.com have sections devoted to stunning photographs.

Fisheye lens time-lapse of Leonid and Zodiacal light

December 24, 2013 by Andrew Leave a Comment

This impressive time-lapse video was created by Stephane Vetter using a Sigma 8mm fisheye lens. The fisheye lens means you get a truer image of the visible sky.

The Leonids is a meteor shower, named after the constellation of Leo as they seem to radiate from that point in the sky. The Lenoids are most active in November and large storms might see as many as 1,000 meteors per hour.

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What do you make of the timelapse? Simply incredible or does the night sky fail to hold your attention? After all; it’s something you can see every day.

Could asteroid 2012 DA14 hit Earth?

February 15, 2013 by Andrew Leave a Comment

On Thursday a meteor passed through clear skies above Chelyabinsk in Russia. The breakup caused fireballs and a shockwave that blasted windows. Hundreds of people have been injured.

On Friday the 15th the asteroid 2012 DA14 will pass Earth in an unprecedentedly close approach path. It is half the size of a football pitch.

There is no chance of 2012 DA14 hitting Earth, say the experts. You can find out a little more in this FAQ about 2012 DA14; it’ll approach within 17,200 miles and Sumatra, Indonesia will be closest to it when it passes by.

Meanwhile, some of the videos coming out of Russia in the wake of the passing meteor are impressive if somewhat scary.