Leonid Meteor over Elkhart Kansas

Monday night under the stars in Cimarron National Grasslands north of Elkhart, Kansas.

This photo adjusted in Photoshop to best present what my eyes saw, but unfortunately it fails to capture the fact the meteor streaked across the entire southern sky. Cameras do a great job collecting light but just do not capture the momentary flash of light our eyes can.

Photograph Information
Date	11.17.2009, 23:33
Location	Point of Rocks, Cimarron National Grasslands, by Elkhart, KS
Lens	Canon 24mm f2.8 @ f2.8
Camera	Canon 5D Mark II
Exposure	30 seconds at ISO 3200
Notes	Good transparency, temperature around 23°F, poor seeing. Initial RAW conversion in Canon DPP, additional heavy processing in Photoshop CS2.