Leonid 2001

Those selected photos are taken at Fremont Peak State Park on the night of 11/17-18, 2001. The camera is my trusty Olympus 2020Z in fully manual mode. Exposures are set to F2.0 and 16 seconds. All pictures are taken with the IR remote control to reduce vibration. The sky is clear and magitude 6 stars can be identified on the photos. Click on the image to reveal more detail pictures (1600 x 1200).

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Careful observation on the full scale image can reveal 3 meteor trails.

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The three trails clearly show the origin of the meteor show -- The mouth of the lion. !

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