Perseid meteor

On Aug 12, 5:59 pm, Pete Lawrence
wrote:
On Sun, 12 Aug 2007 05:15:05 -0700, "



wrote:
On 12 Aug, 02:16, Pete Lawrence
wrote:
Here's my first (and probably last!) Perseid of the season so far. A
crop from the original frame showing the meteor close to Cygnus. The
meteor occurred close to the edge of the full frame which was taken
with a 16mm lens - hence the curvature in the meteor's trail.

http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/meteors...M-crop_640.jpg
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Petehttp://www.digitalsky.org.uk

Great shot of what I hope to be able to see/emulate tonight Pete,
thanks

Just one thing... do I just open the shutter and hope that I catch
something, or do I keep looking up and try to click when I see one -
though I guess I'd never be quick enough !
I'll not be staying out too late as I have to be up at 05:00 for work
in the morning

Hi Nick,

No - keep the shutter open for an extended exposure. Set your camera
to a high sensitivity and your lens as far open as it'll go. Short
exposures are best for digital cameras - say 30s up to a minute. If
you're time challenged this evening, my advice would be to go to bed
and set your alarm for 03:00 so you can enjoy the last hour. Of course
if it clouds over for you in this time then there are no comebacks -
ok?!
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Petehttp://www.digitalsky.org.uk


Late reply, all sort's happened to keep me away !

I did get out and took some photos and uploaded them here
http://picasaweb.google.com/nickw7co...sAndSatellites
- see the note on the image of how the camera was set up - and if I
get chance this week I'll do some cropping and post them...

Nick