(meteorobs) pictures about observing meteors

[stange34 at sbcglobal.net]

Hello Peter,

The most portable, most cost effective application I can think of for
(field) capture of meteors that is self supporting and can be left
unattended while observing
is HandyAvi & a webcam running in a Laptop computer.

The next least difficult application would be HandyAvi , a low light camera,
battery power supply for it, and a laptop with a composite video graphics
card in it that will work with the HandyAvi software. Some graphics cards
are not compatible and must be experimented with.

The option to use a Video camcorder as a portable capture device would
consume battery power too fast. If AC power is available at the site, any
variation of above is effective with a standard PC computer.

Examples of meteor images taken with specialized all-sky cameras can be
found at:
1) http://www.azcendant.com/Examples.htm
2) http://www.cloudbait.com/projects/allskycamera.html

and my website: http://www.geocities.com/stange34@sbcglobal.net/YCSR

Hope this info is useful as options.

YCSentinel.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Jenniskens" <pjenniskens at mail.arc.nasa.gov>
To: <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 5:16 PM
Subject: (meteorobs) pictures about observing meteors


>
> To help raise interest in meteor observing, I would
> like to ask if anyone can provide us with some
> nice looking digital images about observing meteors.
>
> In particular about using a digital camera, photographic
> camera, low light level camera, or video camcorder
> in the field at night (active pose, stars in the
> background,
> flashed in observer?). If not, perhaps we could create
> some
> during the Perseids?
>
> Please provide details on who is shown and how and
> where the picture was taken. We also need your permission
> to use the image in publications on the net and in print.
>
> Please send to: pjenniskens at seti.org
>
> Thank you.
>
> -Peter Jenniskens
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