(meteorobs) Perseids From Yosemite

Mike Hankey mike.hankey at gmail.com
Fri Aug 17 15:49:45 EDT 2012


Hello Observers,

I hope everyone enjoyed the Perseid Meteor Shower as much as I did!

I didn't want to have any issues with clouds, so a few days before the
peak I scanned the national weather reports and decided Yosemite would
be an ideal observing location.

The night of the peak I counted about 250 meteors and caught almost
100 on film. I was running 2 DSLRs from the top of Sentinel Dome and
had majestic 360 degrees views from 8,000 feet up.

Here are some pictures of the best meteor shots.

http://www.mikesastrophotos.com/comets/perseid-meteor-shower-yosemite-national-park-2012/

I'm especially happy with the Pleiades composite. I was able to
capture the 19 meteors used in the composite in about 45 minutes. I
used an astrotrac portable tracking mount and it worked especially
well with composites. I just wish I held the shot a little longer.

Thanks,

Mike Hankey
Freeland, MD

https://www.facebook.com/michaelhankey


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