Great shot, Gary! Wally sure gets some good ones.
I've got a couple of his prints right here on my wall.
I spent a couple hours out in the lounge chair Sunday night,
and saw 25 or 30 nice, bright meteors.
None quite that nice, though!
Thanks for sharing.
Linton
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Fujihara" <fuj...@mac.com>
To: "MeteorList" <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 8:59 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Huge Geminid captured
Aloha listees,
I received an email from astro-friend Wally Pacholka, who is an
astrophotographer extraordinaire, and who visited us on Mauna Kea earlier
in the year for our Dark Sky Star Party <http://astroday.net/DSSP.html>.
In the email, Wally attached an incredible image of a Geminid fireball he
caught Sunday night during the peak. It is perhaps one of the most
brilliant Geminids I have seen, both pictorially and in person. Wally
says that the Geminid shower from where he was located was "terrific last
night - one of the best I have seen [except nov 2001 leonids]", and goes
on to mention that this photo may be the largest Geminid catch on record.
Have a look here: http://astroday.net/Images/_Geminid-Pacholka.jpg
By the way, Wally has a website, where many of his extraordinary
astrophotos are posted and available in prints for sale:
http://AstroPics.com
Gary Fujihara
Big Kahuna Meteorites (IMCA#1693)
105 Puhili Place, Hilo, Hawaii 96720
(808) 640-9161
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