r/spaceporn • u/Busy_Yesterday9455 • 18h ago

Pro/Processed Once-in-a-lifetime shot: Comet Lemmon and meteor trail

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Credit: Massimo Penna

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u/CFCYYZ 18h ago

The sky is full of wonders, but only for those who bother to look up. Cool shot, well done!

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u/Otters64 17h ago

Why is the meteor trail so chaotic?

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u/SavathunKindaCuteTho 16h ago

My guess would be high-altitude crosswinds. If it is a big one the ionized particles can keep glowing visibly for almost an hour

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u/benji___ 3h ago

Chaotic? I bet you could calculate that curve on the psat.

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u/Babaya_Silver 16h ago

Capturing comet and a persistent meteor train distorted by upper-atmosphere winds in the same frame is insane. Incredible work by Massimo Penna!

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u/kubernaut 13h ago

What was the meteor called... Lime ?!

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u/Luuk341 11h ago

That's one of the craziest photos I've ever seen!

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u/Radiobamboo 7h ago

Interesting it's superimposed with a stock market graph.

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u/TheChickenReborn 6h ago

Big Comet ruining everything, a little meteor can barely get by.

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u/sup3r_hero 14h ago

Are there also 2 satellites 🛰️ in the picture ?

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u/anduygulama 12h ago

how much it exposure time?

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u/Same_Sleep_3162 8h ago

Cosmos vibes! 🥹

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u/Exact-Promotion-8482 6h ago

Great image. Congratulations. Please tell us more about the details, what scope, camera, exposure , location and processing.

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u/notepad987 5h ago

This looks like WALL-E zipping around.

WALL-E (2008) - "Define Dancing" scene
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUXg0dKZb0I

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u/myself_APHELION 17h ago

Nature is soo fuc*ing litt🤧