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Re: (meteorobs) admin fwd from R&L Thompson" <rlthompson@thezonedot net>
Some people carry those little pocket hand warmer that you can buy at
sporting goods stores. They can be used to keep the dew off your camera
lense. There are places where you can buy waterproof paper that is made for
being used outside. I don't remember the name of the product, but you
should be able to find out in a Staples or and Office Max. They might have
an answer for you. Bob Warren
>Subject: (meteorobs) admin fwd from R&L Thompson" <rlthompson@thezonedot net>
>Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2001 22:37:56 -0400
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>From: "R&L Thompson" <rlthompson@thezonedot net>
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>For the first time since moving here I got out for the Perseid shower. =
>I wanted to shoot some photos of the Perseids using a variety of cameras =
>and a barndoor tracking platform.
>
>The barndoor tracking worked well, but I ran into the following problems =
>that I'd like a little help with:
>
>1) I lost some good shots because the camera objective dewed up.
>
>2) Log keeping was done with a digital clock set to UTC, with the camera =
>and exposure information logged into a paper log. The problem I had =
>with this system was that I left the log book open and paper became too =
>damp to write on with a pencil, so I switched to a pen only to have the =
>printing smear when I closed the log book.
>
>3) Misc. and not so bright things: didn't bring anything warm to drink =
>(the temp. fell to 14 C), and in this last week two of my three shutter =
>release cables broke.
>
> I think I'll try a shroud around the lens to take care of item 1, =
>but I'm open to suggestions. And I'd like to hear some suggestions as =
>to how to work with a written log (for photo work, I wasn't trying to do =
>actual counts) when things get damp.
>
> FWIW, the Perseid shower was not as active as I'd hoped for. We did =
>have clear skies (after the moon rose of course), and were well away =
>from city lights (I'm in eastern - central Newfoundland) and watched =
>from about 12:30 AM to about 4:20 AM local time (~ 03:00 til 06:50 UTC). =
> Activity appeared to be in short bursts.
>
> Ron Thompson (Gander, Newfoundland)
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