An astrophotographer from the district was thrilled to snap photos of the Perseids as the annual meteor shower peaked on Saturday night and the early hours of Sunday.
The photos taken by Sarath Prabhav, a science communicator and amateur astrophotographer who resides at Pappanamcode, show meteors streaking across the star-spangled sky.
To avoid the light pollution over Thiruvananthapuram city, the 30-year-old set up his equipment at Kulathupuzha in the neighbouring Kollam district. Armed with a Nikon Z6II camera, he managed to take several photos between 1.50 a.m. and 2.50 a.m. on Sunday. The camera was rigged with a NIKKOR Z 24-120 f/4 lens with shutter speeds set at 20 seconds.
