meteor shower
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meteor shower
http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/200908...xpectedtonight
anyone gonna try to take pics of this? i might try and see tonight...for those who have shot meteors or star trails before...any tips on settings(exposure,f/stop,etc...)?
anyone gonna try to take pics of this? i might try and see tonight...for those who have shot meteors or star trails before...any tips on settings(exposure,f/stop,etc...)?
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Big Block go VROOOM!
I've never tried to image meteors so I can't give any specific advice. Generally speaking, I think you'd just want to leave the shutter open for as long as possible. I'd suggest experimenting to find the longest possible exposure time before the ambient sky glow in your area starts overwhelming the frame too much for your tastes. Once you've found that exposure time, just manual focus at infinity and have at it. The rest is probably just down to luck.
BTW, while the Perseid meteors all appear to originate from the constellation Perseus that doesn't necessarily mean that's the part of the sky where you will see them. They can appear pretty much anywhere. If you traced the streaks of the meteors backwards they would all appear to have originated from Perseus.
BTW, while the Perseid meteors all appear to originate from the constellation Perseus that doesn't necessarily mean that's the part of the sky where you will see them. They can appear pretty much anywhere. If you traced the streaks of the meteors backwards they would all appear to have originated from Perseus.
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I think taking pictures of meteors would be brutally hard, since you have no idea where to look. Just use long shutters, and shoot a lot. A lot.
Even if you are just sitting there watching, basically all you can do is lie back, and let your vision relax so you see as much of the sky as you can. It's fun though, It gets cold though if you stay up all night like I did.
- Frank
Even if you are just sitting there watching, basically all you can do is lie back, and let your vision relax so you see as much of the sky as you can. It's fun though, It gets cold though if you stay up all night like I did.
- Frank
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You are also better getting away from city lights
#9
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I'm so lucky that the universe puts on it's own fireworks for my bday every year.
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I went out looking for meteors tonight.
I failed.
I failed.
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I was out until shortly after midnight local time and didn't see a thing. One of the guys from my astronomy club said he stayed out until 3:45am and only saw five or six.
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BTW, while the Perseid meteors all appear to originate from the constellation Perseus that doesn't necessarily mean that's the part of the sky where you will see them. They can appear pretty much anywhere. If you traced the streaks of the meteors backwards they would all appear to have originated from Perseus.
I remember being in Northern Maine when I was about 14-15 and there was the most amazing meteor shower Ive ever seen, I was just laying on a picnic table watching it in amazement there were so many of them
#19
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The moon should be less in the way tonight, and it's just slightly past the peak, so I may try to get out tonight. I 'd last night. Damn summer cold...
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any tips on settings? iv'e seen alot of people doing 800-1600 ISO...widest aperture available @ between 17-55mm...
#21
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I've never tried shooting them, I just like to go watch. I would definitely try the highest ISO your camera will tolerate well, since they aren't very bright. I'd love to hear how it goes for you.
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Bulb mode maybe
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Creepy guy in the mirror.
srika. Is that image sensor dirt
This reminds me of the time I tried taking pictures of fireflies in flight. That was definitely a moment.
This reminds me of the time I tried taking pictures of fireflies in flight. That was definitely a moment.
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man, no. I believe the spot at the top is Jupiter. Or some other large planet. and the one at the bottom is most likely, Mars, I guess. It was my first time doing astrophotography, I need more practice with my aperture control and offsets.
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I think he was joking with you, can't really make out what it is
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In the example pictures it seems like people are using high iso. Like 800 to 3200 and 20-30 second shitter.
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Did I really just type shitter instead of shutter??
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OLO
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You'd be amazed at what you might be able to see if you cropped in on that. I've seen some pretty good images of Jupiter when people have cropped in. Also Saturn
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I tried enlarging it and saw nothing of interest. If I boost the brightness and contrast, I see what I think are 2 of the 4 visible Jupiter moons. 400mm just isn't enough for astro-photography.
I really want to get a telescope setup at some point.
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I'm thinking the shot I saw then was maybe a 600-800 it was a shot of the moon, in the lower corner it was Saturn, the guy did a crop of it, you could see the rings. It was grainy has shit.
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These were captured by a member of my astronomy club. I'm about 80% certain they were acquired through a Canon 70-200/2.8. The first two at 100mm and the last one at 200mm.
The camera used was definitely not a DSLR though.
http://www.sbig.com/sbwhtmls/large_f...s.htm#Research
Here's the mount he has.
http://www.astro-physics.com/index.h.../900gto/900gto
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Wow.
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Those pics are so cool