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Re: (meteorobs) video meteor cameras
Title: Re: (meteorobs) video meteor cameras
My fear is that the MPG compression would clean all the faint meteors right out of existence. For that reason, I don't think that any MPG camera is suitable for meteor work.
Chris
From: "Douglas Schmutz" <schmutz@infowest.com>
Reply-To: meteorobs@atmob.org
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 12:24:31 -0700
To: <meteorobs@atmob.org>
Subject: Re: (meteorobs) video meteor cameras
HI Ed
Here is another link to some more detailed spec's. Let me know what you think.
http://www8.activebuyersguide.com/abg/nav/ShowSpecHandler.cfm?PID=44X8X104X43224X54a40&ProdID=51047&check=1 <http://www8.activebuyersguide.com/abg/nav/ShowSpecHandler.cfm?PID=44X8X104X43224X54a40&ProdID=51047&check=1>
Thanks Again
Doug Schmutz
http://www.infowest.com/personal/s/schmutz/
----- Original Message -----
From: Ed Majden <mailto:epmajden@shawdot ca>
To: meteorobs@atmob.org
Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 11:48 AM
Subject: Re: (meteorobs) video meteor cameras
Doug:
This is worth a try during a meteor storm like the Leonids. I would think the acquisition rate during a normal shower would be very low however because of the short time exposure. What magnitude will you camera record with a 30 second un-guided exposure? Also, how many frames can you get on a chip?
Ed
----- Original Message -----
From: Douglas Schmutz <mailto:schmutz@infowest.com>
To: meteorobs@atmob.org
Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 10:19 AM
Subject: (meteorobs) video meteor cameras
Hi
Has anyone had any experience with capturing meteors on a digital camera such as the Sony F707. It seems you can take 30 sec. exposures. I was hoping you could use the MPEG format with it and take a series of 30 sec.shots to form a movie. Any opinions on the camera or a similar process.
Thanks
Doug Schmutz
http://www.infowest.com/personal/s/schmutz/
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