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Re: (meteorobs) Sandia Perseid Composites
Sandia Perseid Composites
> Hello List,
> I've put together a web page upon which I've placed numerous Sandia All
> Sky images grabbed during the peak nights of the Perseids. An explanation
of
> the images is also there. Enjoy, and any comments are welcomed.
>
> http://www.geocities.com/desert_lights/snlperseidsredo.html
>
> Regards,
> Jim Gamble
Hello Jim:
You could send some of the fireballs up here! I only recorded 6
detections over the two peak days. Looks like Sandia did much better with
the new camera. How did you do with your system? As I commented to Dick,
that fisheye does not record as many background stars as we would like. He
pointed out that the new computer program will stack a number of frames to
bring out the brightest stars and planets. When our Sandia convex system
was new, we could just detect Vega. It would have been better had Vega been
a red star. With the aging of the system Jupiter can be difficult at times.
I do think the only method to record fainter stars is to use an image
intensifier but this would render the camera useless for day time use and
add considerably to the cost. For triangulations of fireballs an all-sky
system is not the ideal system especially if small format. That's one
reason why the Czechs are switching to larger format all-skies from the
European Network 35mm systems. Too bad film systems are so expensive to run
and work intensive. For tracking and triangulating fireballs the old
Prairie Network using 9X9 aero film provided the most accurate results.
I guess it's all a compromize when it comes to accuracy and expense of
doing this. All we need is a giant fireball to prove all our efforts are
worthwhile! ;-)
Ed Majden
Sandia Bolide Detection Station - EMO - Courtenay, B.C. CANADA
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