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  Name(s): Perseid meteor shower 2011  
  Date : 2011-08-13  
  Location : Podljubelj  
  Conditions : Low local light polution  
  Weather : 12°C  
  Moon : 100%  
  Setup : Tripod mounted Nikon D7000 with Nikkor 18-105mm 3.5-5.6 @ 18mm f5.6  
  Camera : Nikon D7000  
  Exposure : 10x10s combined  
  Processing : PS  
  Object description : Annual Perseid meteor shower is associated with the comet Swift-Tuttle. The Perseids are so-called because the point they appear to come from, called the radiant, lies in the constellation Perseus.  
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