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Perseid Meteor. Cropped enhanced version. Original: www.flickr.com/photos/aresauburnphotos/3824832410/ (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Tried to get shots of meteors during the Perseids, but the clouds weren't co-operating. The streak in the upper-left corner (almost perpendicular to the star trails) might have been an aircraft, but I'm going to say it was a meteor. Shot at Torrance Barrens. TPMG was there. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Today The latest and greatest from your favorite sites.
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