Perseids Meteor Shower 2010 at Black Rock

These were all taken simply with a digital SLR camera on a tripod. It's difficult to photograph a meteor shower. There were many many times that I was taking a 2 or 3 minute exposure, and saw a very nice fireball outside the frame. I enjoyed that I got to see so many meteors and fireballs. But it wasn't possible with my equipment to photograph the whole sky. It's a common problem. So my plan was to take a lot of pictures and hope to get lucky with a few. It seems to have worked.

These were taken early on the morning of Friday, August 13. The location is what some of us call "Upper High Dry Lakebed", a high and dry lakebed within the southern Black Rock Range.

The 640-pixel scaled image is not enough resolution to see many of the meteors. You can click on a higher resolution to see bigger images.

(That's a very remote location. Don't attempt to go there without proper preparation. Cell phones don't work there - you can't call 911, or anyone. Let people know your plans and bring survival supplies. Bring more than one vehicle for self-rescue. Or have a satphone or Ham Radio to call for help. See Stratofox's page "How to avoid needing a rescue at Black Rock".)