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January 20, 2019

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Alexandru Barbovschi
Between Cobusca Veche and Cobusca Noua, Republic of Moldova

08/12/2021
11:30 pm

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Equipment Details:

Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer mount
Sony A7S (ISO3200, 30s)
Nikon 50mm 1.4D @ f/2.8

Post-processing Details:

Pre-processed using dark and flats in Siril
Stacked 366 out of 396 frames in Siril
Initial pre-processing in Sirl (BE, CC, SCNR, AS)
Further post-processing in RawTherapee
StarFixer
Final tweaks in RawTherapee
Meteors put back in using GIMP

Image Details:

My home country was very lucky this year for the Perseids annual meteor shower, as its peak was between 19 and 22 UTC (and we are currently in +3 timezone). With perfect weather and very nice location (not super dark, Bortle 3, but dark enough to enjoy the show), we were bound to catch quite a few meteors. The busiest area turned out to be the Cygnus constellation, which means it was the right call to point one of my cameras there. I was dreaming about assembling such a composite image for years and here it is, in all of its glory! You can check it out in 4K resolution here: https://flic.kr/p/2mhri9W

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David Callejas, Marketing Director, helps bring EarthSky's content to the world via online ads and other products. He creates strategies that help people around the world find us and appreciate the work we do. He helps manage the EarthSky Store and bring to you the new products that you love. He's the chief liaison between EarthSky.org and the world of commerce. All that, plus he helps post content and populate our pages on Facebook, Google+ and Twitter. Go David!