On November 19, 2002 despite a full Moon in the sky the Leonid Meteor Shower was great. At times hundreds of meteors per hour fell. Although most of these meteors were faint there were some bright ones. I took this photo of a bright red Leonid meteor just before dawn at Belleplain State Forest in southern New Jersey. It was published in the March 2003 issue of the "Reflector", newsletter of the Astronomical League. Also seen is Venus (through clouds), Mars, & Spica.
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