(meteorobs) Question on an interesting meteor -Enhanced Picture

[Ed Majden]

Hi Chris:
	Woops, my error re the shower identification and velocity.  Is there  
that much difference between a ccd image and film if shot at the same  
film speed?  I guess reciprocity failure would be a factor if using  
film.  I would still like to see a video image of such a meteor as  
the main body would have passed and you would just be examining the  
train.
Ed


On 9-Sep-09, at 10:06 AM, Chris Peterson wrote:

> Hi Ed-
>
> Just a couple of points. This was an Orionid, not a Leonid. Still  
> fast, but
> 66 km/s rather than 72 km/s. Second, the image was not made on  
> film, but on
> a good quality digital camera. While far less sensitive than an  
> intensified
> camera, it is nevertheless catching more in a 2-minute exposure  
> than the eye
> (and far more than film could capture in that same interval).
>
> Chris
>
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