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8850 times 8230 times 6489 times 6160 times 5878 times 5356 times 5265 times 5170 times 4858 times 4815 times		The others pictures of "August 2006 Perseids" | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Comment this picture Send to a friend This is not a Perseid! Photo processed with DxO Optics Buy a print  1024 x 768 pixels  (172 ko) To plagiarize Magritte, this is not a Perseid. But here, it's true: it's not a Perseid, but an Iridium flash. Lost in the contemplation of the sky and the shooting stars, I missed the biginning of Iridium 33, hence its shooting star shape. In fact, that night, the Perseids weren't numerous nor bright! In the foreground, you can see our cosy camp: mattress, quilt and a canvas to avoid moisture. With biscuits and coffe, the 6 hours spent there were pleasant despite a fresh wind for August. Seen 8850 times See the next picture of that series. Instrument   18 mm focal length Exposure & film   30 s with digital camera Canon 350D + Sigma 18-50 1:2.8 Date & place   August 13, 2006, Treguennec (Finistère)  The others pictures of "August 2006 Perseids" | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |  This picture has been published in  Astronomy Picture Of the Day (APOD) This picture has been selected to be the Astronomy Picture Of the Day on August 19, 2006 To see the picture, click here   SpaceWeather Published in the August 12-13, 2006, Perseids meteors gallery in SpaceWeather.com To see the picture, click here		Member of TWAN Newsletter Your e-mail address: Visit my professional site
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