Leonid Meteor Shower Photos

Six meteors are seen here streaking thru the northwest sky during the peak of the 2002 Leonid Meteor Shower about 2:30AM on Nov 19th. Composite image of 4 frames shot using Minolta 50mm lens at F/1.4 on a tripod using Fuji 800 film for 30 seconds each.

Eight meteors are seen here in the south east during the peak of the 2002 Leonid Meteor Shower about 2:30AM on Nov 19th. Composite image of 7 frames shot using Canon L 50mm lens at F/1.2 guided on a Kenko equatorial mount using Fuji 800 film for 60 seconds each.

Leonid meteor streaks thru the Big Dipper during the Leonid Meter Shower of 2002 at about 4AM on Nov 19th. Shot with Minolta 50mm F/1.4 lens guided on a Kenko equatorial mount for 60 seconds.

A brilliant Leonid appears next to the Pleiades star cluster on the morning of Nov 18, 2001.

This is a composite image of 4 negatives taken during the Great Leonid Storm of 2001 capturing 6 meteors over a 8 minute span. Darkroom composite work performed by Tony Hallas.

Spectacular Leonid Meteor at 3AM Nov 17, 1998.

Another brilliant Leonid Meteor (3:15AM Nov 17, 1998).

This was one of the last shots taken during the Great Leonid Meteor Storm of 1998, where in the dawn sky a brilliant Leonid Meteor flashes between the clouds colored by the rising sun.