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Peter Forister
Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, USA
12/15/2023
01:55 am
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Equipment Details:

Canon R5, 16mm f/2.8 Lens

Post-processing Details:

Cropped and slightly contrast/color edited in Adobe Lightroom

Image Details:

This was a bright Geminid fireball early on Friday morning at the tail end of the meteor shower. Shot from Loft Mtn overlook in Shenandoah National Park, looking to the southeast towards the city of Charlottesville. Single exposure shot at 10" f/2.8, iso3200.

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