http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagedisplay/img_display.php?pic=091113-leonid-meteor-02.jpg&cap=Joe+Rao+snapped+these+images+of+the+after-effects+of+a+single+Leonid+meteor+on+Nov.+17%2C+1996%2C+from+Brodheadsville%2C+Pa.+His+Nikormatte+Camera+was+aimed+toward+the+%22W%22+of+Cassiopeia.+He+was+not+quick+enough+to+snap+the+cable+release+when+a+brilliant+fireball+streaked+through+the+sky%2C+but+this+train+lasted+more+than+five+minutes.+The+first+image+was+taken+about+15+seconds+after+the+fireball+appeared.+The+second+image+was+made+about+one+minute+after+the+fireball+appeared%2C+and+the+last+image+was+made+five+minutes+after+the+meteor+first+showed+up.+Wind+in+the+upper+atmosphere+distorted+the+trail.+Credit%3A+Joe+Rao