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Re: (meteorobs) Leonids from Arizona and question
Hi Dale:
My 2 cent inputs. I assume you have looked real hard at the developed
film. If there is enough contrast ( check your star fields /trails)
theoretically you set-up should registered the meteors.
In my first look I have missed totally seeing the meteors on my wide
angle shot using ASA400 and a 15mm f/2.8 fisheye. Last night I have
another closer look and found severals meteors were recorded but ( due to
the wide angle) they are real tiny streaks. The set-up can record a bright
and long trail meteor also.
Just back from Jordan trip where we witnessed my best METEOR STORM
so far.
rgds
ykChia
Hello
I just wanted to add my observations to the group and ask a photo
question.
We traveled to Arizona from Seattle to avoid the clouds and were very
lucky to be the guests of the Phoenix east valley Astronomers at their
dark sky site 30 miles east of Phoenix near Florence junction. After the
radiant rose we started seeing about 2-3 Leonids per minute with
multiples every now and then. There was a definite lull (about 1 every 5
minutes) from 1030-1130 UT and then an increase back to 1-2 every minute
around 1200UT.
I was very disappointed with my photos. I had a few meteors pass through
my photographic field but none were recorded on the film. I used a 24mm
lens and Royal gold 400 at f/2.8 and thought that would catch some but I
was shut out. We had some -2 to -4 meteors that left trails for a couple
seconds but none showed on the film, not sure what I did wrong. Is this
film too slow for meteors? Anyone have success with a similar setup?
Dale Ireland
47.7N 122.7W
Astronomy Page http://www.drdale.com
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