The Milky Way from Cassiopeia to Perseus

The Milky Way roughly centred on the Double cluster last night with my tripod mounted Canon 400d DSLR with an EOS lens at f=18mm. (30x30 sec lights and 10 darks taken at ISO 1600. stacked using DeepSkyStacker)

Last night the sky in Provence was particularly transparent. The Double Cluster in Perseus was so bright that it was clearly visible to the naked eye. Far away an electrical storm flickered on the horizon and as I stood waiting for the shutter on my camera to close, out the corner of my eye, I witnessed the silent fall of a bright green meteor. Thank you Toot for a wonderful holiday under the stars!