(meteorobs) Perseids From Yosemite

Alejandra Leon-Castella alejandraleon at me.com
Sat Aug 18 09:19:01 EDT 2012


Such beautiful images. Thank you for sharing them.

In our rainy season in Costa Rica, and in the midst of a even more  
intense period following the storms in the Caribbean, I was not able  
to see any Perseids this year, but I have heard other Central  
Americans complaint about it too. It is a quite time for us in August,  
the skies are very cloudy.

Alejandra



Alejandra Leon-Castella
Directora Ejecutiva
Fundación CIENTEC
San José, Costa Rica
RedPop-Unesco
(506) 2280-4561, 2280-4537
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On Aug 17, 2012, at 11:34 PM, Bruce McCurdy wrote:

> Outstanding stuff, Mike, your site was well worth the visit! Sounds  
> like a
> terrific experience.
>
> Bruce
> *****
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: meteorobs-bounces at meteorobs.org
> [mailto:meteorobs-bounces at meteorobs.org] On Behalf Of Mike Hankey
> Sent: August-17-12 1:50 PM
> To: Global Meteor Observing Forum
> Subject: (meteorobs) Perseids From Yosemite
>
> 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-nation
> al-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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