2005 Perseids from La Palma, Canary Islands During the night of 2005 Aug. 12-13, Crni Vrh Observatory team member Jure Skvarc set up his Canon Digital Rebel DSLR camera and Peleng 3.5/8 mm fisheye lens on a fixed tripod atop the 2400m elevation Roque de los Muchachos mountain on La Palma Island - one of the best observing places on our planet. He obtained dusk to dawn long series of 30 second exposures, covering nearly the whole sky. During the photo session, he recorded many meteors and two bright fireballs. The brightest fireball (shown on left) shined at magnitude -10 and left a strong afterglow, lasting for more than 10 minutes. The 30 second exposure was set to ISO 800 and started on Aug. 13 at 3h38UT. Copyright © 2005 by J. Skvarc. Perseid meteor recorded on Aug. 13 at 5h45UT. The 30 second long exposure was set to ISO 800. Copyright © 2005 by J. Skvarc. Another beautiful Perseid fireball was recorded in morning dawn together with scenic view of famous winter constellations, rising over the colourful eastern sky. Bright Sirius just climbed over the southeastern horizon. The 30 second long exposure was set to ISO 800 and started on Aug. 13 at 5h32UT. Copyright © 2005 by J. Skvarc. Video animation of Perseid shower activity (63Mb) Enjoy this animation of night sky over La Palma and Perseid shower activity during the night Aug. 12-13. It was composed from nearly 1000 images taken from dusk to dawn. During the first part of animation, the sky is lit by first quarter Moonlight. Many bright meteors are visible, but most notable are two fireballs. The brightest one flashed at 3h38UT and left a twisty trace, glowing for more than 10 minutes (well visible on the animation). Copyright © 2005 by J. Skvarc. More on Jure Skvarc page ... A -10 magnitude fireball from Aug. 13 at 3h38UT and its afterglow animation. Copyright © 2005 by J. Skvarc.

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