A green, orange and pink Perseid meteor passing below the constellation of Cassiopeia and viewed through some patchy white cloud with a tree in the foreground. Shot taken on 12 August 2025 at 22.47 UT. Settings: Canon 600D and 24mm lens at 10s exp, 24mm fl, f/2.8, ISO-800.
A green and orange Perseid meteor flashing amongst the stars of Draco and ending in the asterism of stars known as the head of Draco. Meteor captured at 01.08 UT on 13 August 2025. Settings: Canon 550D and 18mm lens at 13s exp, 18mm fl, f/3.5, ISO-800.
A green and orange Perseid meteor captured in the constellation of Taurus. It appears above the Pleiades open cluster. The sky is a deep blue colour due to moonlight. A tree is in the foreground. Meteor captured at 02.37 UT on 10 August 2025. Settings: Canon 550D and 16mm lens at 8s exp, 16mm fl, f/2.0, ISO-400.
An orange and green Perseid meteor streaks downward towards a tree. Some cloud encroaching from the left of the shot. The night sky has a blue colour to it, due to the bright Moon lighting up the sky. Meteor captured at 00.51 UT on 8 August 2025. Settings: Canon 250D and 16mm lens at 10s exp, 16mm fl, f/2.0, ISO-800.
My #Perseids photography summary for 2025:
In nine nights of Perseid meteor shower observing this year, I took 19,317 shots and captured a grand total of 53 #Perseid meteors. A capture rate of 0.27%. That's about half the rate from 2024. 🧵
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