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[–] SpeakerToLampposts@lemmy.world 25 points 6 days ago (1 children)

This is "Serendipitious Green Meteor", taken by Prasenjeet Yadav in October, 2015. The town is Mettupalayam, in southern India. The meteor was captured entirely by accident; he'd set his camera to take 15-second exposures 10 seconds apart over the course of a night, and only afterwards discovered the meteor in one of them. The picture won an honorable mention in National Geographic's 2016 nature photographer of the year contest.
Some more info at: https://petapixel.com/2020/04/28/this-once-in-a-lifetime-meteor-photo-was-captured-by-accident/

[–] Cattail@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

Thanks I was trying to find the original image

[–] GandalftheBlack@feddit.org 5 points 6 days ago

Minas Morgul

[–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Damn, anyone know if there are variations of resolutions this image so I can wallpaper this bad boy?

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 1 points 6 days ago

This came up through tineye. I'll upload it here but it might get compressed so you can check the link for the Wired article

[–] udon@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

Nah, not once in a lifetime. More like once in all lifetimes taken together

[–] Ascend910@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 days ago
[–] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] Cattail@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

It is burning in the atmosphere

Just googled it. It has nickel and magnesium

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Reminded me of Your Name.

[–] eightpix@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Cort@lemmy.world 12 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Looks more like alderaan just before the incident

[–] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 41 points 1 week ago (2 children)

If I’ve taken that shot, I would be parading it around in every damn gallery for the rest of my life.

[–] Grimy@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

Everybody gets a copie for Christmas.

[–] danekrae@lemmy.world 48 points 1 week ago

If I'd taken that shot, it would be blurry, or ½ second too late.

[–] smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works 31 points 1 week ago

Bit of copper in that one.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 24 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)
[–] metallic_substance@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I copied the code block. Where should I paste it?

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Pete Hegseth's group chat.

That is maybe the funniest possible reply to my comment

[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

The Legion is here

[–] Emi@ani.social 9 points 1 week ago