wparsonsgisnet Posted July 13, 2007 Share #1 Â Posted July 13, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) I just noted that there will be a meteor shower overnite Sunday Aug 12 to 13. Â Has anyone ever photographed this (Perseus?) shower and would that person care to share some tips? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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spylaw4 Posted July 13, 2007 Share #2 Â Posted July 13, 2007 Always provided the weather clears up so one can actually see it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
starwatcher Posted July 13, 2007 Share #3  Posted July 13, 2007 Bill,  I did - but 15 years ago in our local observatory. Best is to look for a very dark area (no street lights etc - even scattered light could cause trouble, also no Neon-light in nearer distanc - dust in the sky will reflect and expose your film). Point camera with a wide-angle lens best to North-east, use exposure mode B (permanent) and leave simply open for hours. Meteors are damned quick in leaving traces on film; if you're in luck nice bright ones - the Perseides (also named Laurentius tears) are famous for real bright ones. Checkout for maximum i.e. on  IMO Meteor Shower Calendar 2007 | International Meteor Organization  I assume that some other "starwatchers" will show up here to give better hints - especially for digital cameras as I have no personal experience with these types - but if required I could ask my old astronomerfriends who do it nowadays.  Have fun - Klaus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry Posted July 13, 2007 Share #4 Â Posted July 13, 2007 Bill, Â Look on Sky & Telescope's Web site SkyandTelescope.com --- it's sure to have good info on this topic. Â Larry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elansprint72 Posted July 13, 2007 Share #5 Â Posted July 13, 2007 Bill, Now I know what that "Starry Sky" mode is for on my V-Lux1 :D:D Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanJW Posted July 13, 2007 Share #6 Â Posted July 13, 2007 I did the Leonids on film some time ago. I did not simply open up. I used two cameras pointed a different parts of the sky - wide angle, though on film you can also get away with 50mm. I opened them up for about a minute at a time. One shot was very good. Luck plays a role. By the way, when I tried ro scan this on a Nikon 4000 the digital ice decided the meteor trail was a scratch and removed it. Obviously you need a first class tripod for this too. Good luck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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