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This attempt to photograph the Leonid shower turned out to be a bust due to partly cloudy weather (emphasis less on "partly" and more on "cloudy"). This shot of the ring around the moon (caused by high-altitude ice crystals) is an attempt to make lemonade with the lemons provided for the night. The star visible at the 3 o'clock position of the ring is the planet Mars. The Moon appears to be full because of the long exposure, but was actually only half-lit (~ 1st quarter phase). |
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Above is one of only 3 meteors (1 not a Leonid) captured all night! To the upper left of the meteor is the Big Dipper. At the upper right of the meteor is the partially shrouded constellation Leo. |
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