Bright Green Geminid Meteor Over Topaz Lake


Bright Green Geminid Meteor Over Topaz Lake
This was captured during the Geminid meteor shower last night.  The Geminid meteor shower produces a lot of meteors, but not as many fireballs as the Perseid meteor shower.  This is a particularly bright one.

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  1. Eileen O'SullivanDecember 14, 2014 at 8:22 AM

    Jeff now that is so fine. Nice work dear friend.

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  2. Amit KesharwaniDecember 14, 2014 at 8:25 AM

    Nice

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  3. Annegret T.December 14, 2014 at 8:33 AM

    Thank's !

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  4. Jim HarringtonDecember 14, 2014 at 8:34 AM

    Awesome! Love the reflected meteor light on the water.

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  5. Craig RoethlerDecember 14, 2014 at 8:34 AM

    The perfect moment captured exceedingly well.

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  6. Jason MajorDecember 14, 2014 at 8:35 AM

    Excellent shot Jeff!

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  7. Dottie HardageDecember 14, 2014 at 8:47 AM

    Amazing photo!  I don't believe it's a "lucky" shot, I believe your vigilance and love for what you do payed-off in a big way.  This really is a great shot!
    I assume the seemingly growing size of the meteor is because of it's closeness to earth.  I would love to hear why it (the meteor) gets so bright as it comes close to earth.

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  8. María Guadalupe Gómez CamachoDecember 14, 2014 at 8:55 AM

    Un ovni

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  9. Joshua CantuDecember 14, 2014 at 9:09 AM

    Did you catch two, there looks to be another one on the herizon.

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  10. steve mdeeDecember 14, 2014 at 9:37 AM

    nice work

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  11. steve mdeeDecember 14, 2014 at 9:39 AM

    it's amazing

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  12. Елена ВащуковаDecember 14, 2014 at 9:51 AM

    looks awesome

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  13. Martine GentineDecember 14, 2014 at 10:09 AM

    Very nice !!!!

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  14. جعفر الشافعي الشافعيDecember 14, 2014 at 10:29 AM

    Amazing photo!

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  15. Nataschs MoonenDecember 14, 2014 at 10:30 AM

    Beautiful shot

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  16. Leny KongDecember 14, 2014 at 10:32 AM

    That explains why I seen a lot of shooting stars.

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  17. Donna McClureDecember 14, 2014 at 11:20 AM

    Thanks Jeff Sullivan.  Fabulous capture.

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  18. Jeff SullivanDecember 14, 2014 at 11:50 AM

    Joshua Cantu  It's hard to tell because it's so low in the sky.  It's not a Geminid because it's not coming form the same radiant point in the constellation Gemini.  It's unlikely to be a meteor since it's horizontal so close to the horizon (would have to come from a radiant point there, and the air is so thick in that direction only the brightest objects can be seen).  

    It's probably an aircraft in Smith Valley or south of Yerington, Nevada.  In that direction and at that distance it's not far from the large Flying M Ranch owned by the Hilton Family (northeast of Bodie, on the East Walker River), where Steve Fossey flew out of before his disappearance.  (The Hilton Family recently gave a nice donation to the Bodie Foundation to benefit building stabilization at Bodie State Historic Park.)

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  19. Jeff SullivanDecember 14, 2014 at 11:51 AM

    Dottie Hardage  Thanks, I took 485 photos last night to capture this one particularly bright meteor.

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  20. Laily Fitrotul (Leil)December 14, 2014 at 12:05 PM

    Amazingly…

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  21. Robin GaunttDecember 14, 2014 at 12:20 PM

    Awesome

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  22. Mwangih deJohnnyDecember 14, 2014 at 12:44 PM

    A real nice and well timed shot

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  23. Marquita BrewerDecember 14, 2014 at 1:03 PM

    Wonderful

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  24. Jocelyne ChrétienDecember 14, 2014 at 1:06 PM

    Wow that's a brilliant shot . Absolutely beautiful Jeff thank you for the beauty you've shared.

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  25. angel flowerDecember 14, 2014 at 3:21 PM

    Great pic!!

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  26. Kevin KeyDecember 14, 2014 at 10:23 PM

    Awesome.

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  27. Elona totDecember 15, 2014 at 3:40 AM

    beautifuuul!

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  28. Jose CerdasDecember 15, 2014 at 3:51 AM

    More than cool dude!

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  29. My-Picture.co.ukDecember 15, 2014 at 6:12 AM

    Your dedication to capture it has resulted in something we all can admire! Thank you.

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  30. Shavonti McCrimmonDecember 15, 2014 at 8:07 AM

    Amazing!

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  31. Jožef Rožle TomazinDecember 15, 2014 at 8:10 AM

    Nice!

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  32. Chad BatesDecember 15, 2014 at 8:30 AM

    Jeff, this was awesome! I saw it happening also!! Once in a lifetime thing! Thx for the pics!

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  33. Gonosz TurulDecember 15, 2014 at 8:50 AM

    💟💟💟

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  34. Devdev100 1December 15, 2014 at 10:04 AM

    Love science!!!
    Plz follow me

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  35. Christine HagensenDecember 15, 2014 at 12:28 PM

    LOVW LOVE LOVE the blue reflection on the water!!!

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  36. John H. MooreDecember 15, 2014 at 7:45 PM

    Nice!

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  37. Meenakshi NegiDecember 15, 2014 at 9:25 PM

    awesome dear

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  38. Jose CerdasDecember 15, 2014 at 9:49 PM

    Haha man this is like the 18th time that I take the time to appreciate this photography since the first time that I saw it. Man, Jeff Sullivan,  this is a formidable job what you do.

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  39. danielle deloinceDecember 17, 2014 at 10:48 AM

    C cest très beau

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  40. paul richmondDecember 18, 2014 at 8:40 AM

    Nice catch!

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  41. Afshan SaifiDecember 18, 2014 at 10:26 AM

    Soory

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  42. trinity 7December 25, 2014 at 6:21 PM

    seeing it falling with our naked eye around the lake really would be memorable and may be once in a lifetime experience...

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  43. Danica MacangaJanuary 6, 2015 at 8:02 AM

    So nice photo and sky.

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  44. rakib hassanMarch 29, 2015 at 1:17 AM

    aaa

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  45. Neeta NairMay 8, 2017 at 2:56 AM

    Very beautiful

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