A peek at the meteor shower

Photo by Paul Brown Jr.

Photo by Paul Brown Jr.

Paul Brown Jr. of Twin Lakes submitted this photo, which he took from his yard , of this week’s meteor shower.

“Took over 300 thirty-second exposures and ended up with one good one,” Brown said. The photo was taken at about 4 a.m., Wednesday.

Click on the image for a larger view.

The shower was part of the the Perseid shower, which occurs each summer when the Earth’s orbit crosses the path the “tail” of the Swift-Tuttle Comet.

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  1. Stargazer says:

    Wow, what an amazing photo! What a great shower it was, thank you for capturing and sharing the beauty of it! Nice work, Paul Brown Jr!

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