meteor, jan,29,2011
© Brad Kelly

Cambridge - A Somerville photographer said he captured a photo of a meteor streaking across the sky over Harvard Square Saturday night.

Brad Kelly was walking from his home in Somerville to Harvard Square to catch a movie. He was late for the movie, so he ended up walking around Harvard Square, snapping photos to waste some time. At around 8:30 p.m., he found himself in front of the Cambridge Savings Bank building, snapping a few photos. And that's when he captured the meteor.

Kelly shared a photo of the original photo -- taken with a Nikon D300 -- with Wicked Local Cambridge. For photo geeks, Kelly said, it was an 8-second exposure at aperture f8 on a tripod with a 20mm prime lens.

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