Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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100's of Meteor captures in 4K! Sony A7sIII. 4K Timelapses, Realtime, and a Composite capture of the night skies over the Big Bend of Texas During the #Geminid Meteor Shower December 12-13th and December 13-14th, 2020.

Captured on the Sony A7s3, Sigma Art 20mm @F1.4 - S&Q Mode 1 Fps 1s Exposure
"Tracked" Shot and Composite on the Canon 6D Mark II, Tamron 24-70 @ F2.8 20s subexposures.



Watch this video for some explanations on when, where, and how I did this: youtu.be/GyiqivgxlAk

0:00 The Peak of the Geminids

0:40 Realtime Captures
0:52 Geminid Fireball
0:60 Tracked Shot 6DmII
1:18 Composite
1:24 Radiant-Gemini
3:25 Meteor Smoke Trails
3:58 Past Peak


What else am I seeing in these timelapses?
A) You'll see Many satellites. the ones near Orion at 0:60 are geosynchronous satellites. Even though it was well after dark, some geo-synchronous and medium Earth orbit sats will cast a glint back to earth. These move much slower and are fairly dim, but this camera and these settings have no trouble finding them.

Some changes in lighting or angle occurred due to wind, my clutzy self, tracking errors with the mount, as well as a campfire nearby keeping me warm and cozy.

#meteorshower #astrophotography
Thanks for watching!