Mt. Rainier Meteor

[RxForB3]

I feel my night shots are getting better. This is from a time lapse I did last night. Unfortunately for the time lapse, I wasn't thinking about how annoying a video in portrait mode is. Fortunate for this shot, though. I THINK this is a meteor. In the shot previous, there's nothing. In the shot after, there's just a very faint line continuing a very short distance in the same direction as this picture. I think an iridium flare would be just as bright at all points at the same time, or at least be symmetrical. Maybe I'm wrong? In any case, I like the shot...


Mt. Rainier Meteor by RxForB3, on Flickr

And this one was from my first foray into steel wool. Was by myself, so I didn't have a lot of patience to get composition and whatnot just right.


Sparks by RxForB3, on Flickr

 

[Tony S]

I like the first shot wiht the fading light in the west. It's possible that it's not a meteor but instead it could be a sattelite since you got it partially in another frame. The meteor would be gone too fast for two longer exposures.

 

[Onerider]

What time was this? Comet Panstarrs is supposed to be visible low in the sky for about an hour after sunset.

 

[Tony S]

If it were the comet it would have been visible for while if it were first seen in this position, but it's supposed to be much lower on the horizon.

 

[FanBoy]

It definitely looks like a meteor. A comet would be more fuzzy. A satellite or the space station would be more of a solid line.

It's a good night/star shot, by the way.

 

[RxForB3]

Thanks for the comments. Upon further inspection, I did see a very faint trail in the preceding photo. Sooo...sadly it can't be a meteor.