June Bootids over Klamath County, OR, USA

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Photographer:

Jon Greif

Location of Photo:

Klamath County Oregon, USA

Date/Time of photo:

June 27, 2019, at 11:30 pm PDT

Equipment:

Canon Eos T6i through an 18 mm lens at ISO 3200, F5.6, 15 second exposure. Processed with PixInsight 1.8.

Description:

Beautiful, clear night sky over our campsite in Klamath County, Oregon, last night. Unexpected surprise were a few meteors, one captured near the center of this image. American Meteor Society (https://www.amsmeteors.org/…/meteor-activity-outlook-for-j…/) reports "the June Bootids (originating in the constellation Bootes, which includes the very bright star Arcturus) are usually a very weak shower that occasionally produces outbursts." I counted 4 in the about one hour that I was observing.

Website:

http://skyandtelescope.org/author/jgreif/