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Re: (meteorobs) Photographed an Alpha Capricornid
In a message dated 98-08-05 07:11:58 EDT, you write:
me<<
> I developed my film for my recent observations. It appears that I only
> captured two meteors. On July 14/15 I caught a -2 sporadic. And on July
27/28
> I caught a -4 alpha Capricornid. The Capricornid had a fairly bright end to
it
> with a terminal burst. Hope to make prints when I'm able..dot been quite busy
> lately with several things going on at once.
Kim>>That is to bad about only getting two. I was dissapointed with my
shots from April, I did not get one meteor, but lots of lovely
star trails.<<
Getting two isn't too bad from two camera's. Yes I'm always hoping for more.
There's quite a bit an element of luck. That is having your camera facing the
direction that a bright meteor appears and having a bright enough meteor
appear. With a 28mm wide angle meteor, I need at least a -1 or -2 meteor to
even show up on film. The two camera's are guided....so my star images are
pinpoint.
Kim>>It would be wonderful to see your Capricornid shot, would there be
anyway for you to scan it into the computer and let us all see it?
>>
I first have to make a print in the dark room. I'm a little back log with
things to do before I can devote a day in the darkroom. Tomorrow I'm off
work...but gotta help my father in law dig a leach line...dang it. If I'm done
with that by the next day, I should have time to make a print sometime later
this week. But my wife is in the process of upgrading her computer...the one
that has the photo reader set up. If she gets that done, I will try to enter
it into the computer and email it to those who would be interested in seeing
my recent Capricornid meteor image.
George Zay