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(meteorobs) Re: Missed Fireballs
Michael and All,
If those meteors were truly that bright your cameras should have had no
trouble whatsoever picking them up. I bet what happened is that your
estimate of the path of each one of these was slightly off (quite common
when comparing plots to actual paths). In these cases the fireballs must
have just passed outside the field of view in each case. Believe me,
this has happened to everyone attempting meteor photography.
As for the faint streak, the magnitude must have been overestimated for
this particular meteor.
Best Wishes this Year!
Bob Lunsford
Micheal Boschat wrote:
>
> Hello All;
>
> last year we went 50 miles from the city and I shot using a 50mm f/1.8 lens
> with
> Kodak Gold 400 ASA. I had 3 bright fireballs of at least -6 to -10 mag go
> through the field
> but whne the film was developed I could not find them at all!
> One I saw go through Orion and had my camera at that area and knew it went
> through.
> But nothing. Another observer was using a similar lens but 800 ASA film and
> he only
> got a very faint streak.
>
> Our exposures were always 5 minutes at maximum. I keep my film in the fridge
> were
> the eggs go and the film does not expire till 2004! I have 100 rolls now of
> the 24 exposure
> Kodak Gold 400 and wonder if anyone knows why we did not get good images
> like others
> did in the magazines ect?
>
> Thanks
>
> Mike
>
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