(meteorobs) Ursids more fun than expected

[Roberto]

I with my Mintron have not never had problem but to the worked maximum to
to -1C°.
The problems some times I have had them with the Notebook.
Roberto Haver

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daniel Fischer" <dfischer at astro.uni-bonn.de>
To: <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 6:42 PM
Subject: (meteorobs) Ursids more fun than expected


> >From Germany I saw three*) in the half hour 20:55 - 21:25 UTC on Dec. 22
(effective
> time about 25 minutes, obstruction 30%, limiting magnitude 4.3 - I wonder
how e.g.
> http://umdb.urania.be/v2/obsview/view.php?id=2824 could get 5.5 with
*that* Moon).
> The third one was spectacular: bright, slow and with several maxima.
Unfortunately
> a video recording (Mintron + Camcorder) failed after only 17 minutes in
the cold
> when the Mintron signal became erratic and then disappeared: Advice on how
to
> operate these cameras in sub-zero-centrigrade temperatures would be
appreciated!
>
> Daniel
>
> *) at a time when the ZHR was around 33:
http://www.imo.net/live/ursids2007
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