Exploding meteor

Where did summer go??? Well, at least we're now into the season of clearer nights with a little less haze, and not too cold to stand otside for a length of time. Last night I took the camera down to the dock to play around with some long exposure shots, took a few of the moon setting, and then a few star trail shots. In one shot I managed to catch a meteor, and when I downloaded it and took a closer look at the enlargement, saw that there were bits trailing off as though it had been breaking up. Nice to catch a meteor, even nicer to catch some of the extra "action".










Wide angle shot.













Enlarged detail of the meteor.