Meteor Shower captured in its full brilliance

August 27, 2015 · 0 Comments

Sean P. Carson, of Exposure Studio, captured these amazing shots of the Perseid Meteor Shower, Northern Hemisphere, from a turbine field near Melancthon.
The meteor shower, which took place on Thursday, August 13th from midnight until roughly 5 p.m., was a prolific event associated with the comet Swift–Tuttle.
The Perseids are so called because the point from which they appear to originate, called the radiant, lies in the constellation Perseus. The name derives in part from the word Perseides (Περσείδες), a term found in Greek mythology referring to the sons of Perseus.
The same shower is visible from mid-July each year, with the peak in activity between August 9th and 14th, depending on the particular location of the stream.
During the peak, the rate of meteors reaches 60 or more per hour. They can be seen all across the sky; however, because of the shower’s radiant in the constellation of Perseus, the Perseids are primarily visible in the Northern Hemisphere.
As with many meteor showers, the visible rate is greatest in the pre-dawn hours, since more meteoroids are scooped up by the side of the Earth moving forward into the stream, corresponding to local times between midnight and noon.
While many meteors arrive between dawn and noon, they are usually not visible due to daylight. Some can also be seen before midnight, often grazing the Earth’s atmosphere to produce long bright trails and sometimes fireballs. Most Perseids burn up in the atmosphere while at heights above 80 kilometres, according to Wikipedia.
Exposure Studio is a photography business, owned and operated by Sean P. Carson, that specializes in special event, portrait, commercial and fine art photography.
Sean’s love for photography started at a young age and grew into a passion when attending his first photography class in high school. It was only natural that he continued his passion after high school, at first with formal training in Graphic Design at George Brown College followed by a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography from Ryerson University.
Over the years his photographic style has grown into what you see today thanks to his experience in various formats and mediums.
Sean believes that printing an image is the only real way to fully experience the beauty and magic of art – even on newsprint. It’s because of this belief that he has experimented with screen-printing, sublimation and large format.
These combinations of skills, experience and training has given Exposure Studio the advantage to provide its clientele with leading-edge photography combined with the unique style attributed to Sean P. Carson.
For more information on Exposure Studios, visit them online at www.exposurestudio.ca/store

By Wendy Gabrek