Woke up very early this morning, close to 4 a.m. local time, to go outside in the darkness and stare at the Perseid meteor showers which are visible these days. The meteors or 'shooting stars' as they are locally called, are spectacular - but one must be patient and watch with a metaphorical eagle eye, since they are of short duration, literally flashing for a fraction of a second before disappearing.
On a whim, I set up a camera on a tripod; though I didn't 'capture' any meteors, I got a small handful of images. This was my favorite--
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I'm taking the liberty of switching cameras from the little X30 which I have been using for the day-to-day Challenge - since the KP is better set up for nocturnal astrophotography.