Double Cluster in Perseus, taken Oct 14, 2007 with 5-inch apo refractor at f/6 with Canon 20Da at ISO 800 for stack of 4 x 8 minute exposures. Some haze. Used ST402 guider.
NGC 891 Galaxy in Andromeda. Take Oct 13, 2007 with 5-inch apo refractor at f/6 with Canon 20Da at ISO 400 for stack of 4 x 18 minute exposures. Some haze. Very slight misguiding (used PHDGuide and Meade DSI) Abell 347 galaxy cluster at lower right.
Composite of 5 images, each 30 or 25s long, three of which had meteors (one frame had 2), plus 2 frames had the dissappating smoke train from the brightest meteor. Only one other frame out of 104 had meteors (an early frame that was not framed the same and that meteor was faint). Taken with Canon 20Da and 16-35mm lens at 16mm and f2.8 at ISO 800. Three meteor frames taken at approx: 5:24, 5:27; and 5:33 am MDT (last one had the brightest bolide). Gibbous Moon just off frame at upper right and dawn twilight coming on for bright gradient at bottom.