defmonkfuse:
“ Friends of NASA originally shared: The Milky Way and A Perseid Meteor over Russia
Mike: “Our first night around Elbrus on our August 2018 trip. Acclimatization on the lake’s shore at an altitude of 3300m above sea level gave a pretty...

defmonkfuse:

Friends of NASA originally shared:

The Milky Way and A Perseid Meteor over Russia

Mike: “Our first night around Elbrus on our August 2018 trip. Acclimatization on the lake’s shore at an altitude of 3300m above sea level gave a pretty nice opportunity to catch some nice Perseids as the night sky remained absolutely clear the whole night long.”

Mount Elbrus is the highest mountain in Europe, and the tenth most prominent peak in the world. A dormant volcano, Elbrus is in the Caucasus Mountains in Southern Russia, near the border with Georgia.

(Source: Wikipedia)

Credit: Mike Reva (Михаил Рева)

Location: Mount Elbrus, Russia

Release Date: August 28, 2018

Technical details:

Canon 6D + Samyang 24mm f2,0 ISO 5000, 20s

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