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Gemind Meteor and Comet Lovejoy (C/2013 R1) together!

I woke up at 4 am yesterday and couldn't sleep, so I went to to see if I could catch Comet Lovejoy before the ice fog formed.  I set up my Canon 5D Mark III with a relatively inexpensive EF 50mm f/1.4 lens, and started shooting a sequence of shots to make a timelapse video.  On the second image, a Geminid meteor appeared by the comet!  A few dozen shots later, the fog grew into the sky and it was all over.

Canon 5D Mark III, EF 50mm f/1.4 lens (on a tripod)
8 seconds at f/1.6, ISO 5000

Update 12/19: Thanks to +Universe Today for featuring this image with their photos from the Geminid meteor shower!
http://www.universetoday.com/107260/astrophotos-geminid-meteor-shower-images-from-around-the-world/

More images in my Astrophotography album: https://plus.google.com/photos/+JeffreySullivan/albums/5750956651527309969
Blog: www.JeffSullivanPhotography.com/blog
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Geminid meteor and Comet C/2013 R1 Lovejoy together! December 12, 2013

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