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Perseid Meteor over Lugano

I was looking forward to the Perseid meteor shower of this summer. Each night it was not raining, I had my camera outside, taking constant timelapses in hopes of catching one just...

Perseid Meteor over Lugano

I was looking forward to the Perseid meteor shower of this summer. Each night it was not raining, I had my camera outside, taking constant timelapses in hopes of catching one just above the lake. I got lucky with one shot on the 12th August. Like clockwork, during the very peak of the shower, I caught this bright one falling down on the city of Lugano, between the constellations of Delphinus and Aquila - aiming for just between Jupiter and Saturn in this photo! Light pollution is a serious issue where I live - the sky glow is bright and yellow, which is pretty bad considering I was using a light pollution filter. Nonetheless, the 15-second shot makes the stars quite visible.