Meteor shower snap shots (how too)

[Normoo]

how to take a picture of a meteor shower with a canon xt... i should say what are the camera settings.. i no about a tripod and that's about it

[thebrewer]

Wide angle lens, 30 secs or more (bulb) exposure, high iso, patience and dress properly (6 degrees F here tonight!),

Here is one from earlier tonight

30 sec, f/4, iso 1600 with some noise reduction and level adjustment in LR, no in camera noise reduction

[Normoo]

thanks

[alt4852]

that's quite a bit of noise you're getting there rich. =P

[woloi]

Hey, it's cool, the more noise, the more you can pretend your out in the boonies and you can see all the stars :lol:.

[SoaringUSAEagle]

that's quite a bit of noise you're getting there rich. =P

I'd say he has a ton of hot pixels if you ask me, ;) :lol:

[thebrewer]

damn noisy 5d..............perhaps I should send my 5d back and get them mappped out... lol

[txduggan]

Nah...that ain't noise...just us Hudson Valleyites...we're full of hot air ;)

That an Quadrantid, Rich?

Tom D

[thebrewer]

Yes, on a cold January night.

[Uhland]

why such a high ISO?

I always use low ISO for night shots.

[michaelgreen78]

I'd go for a low iso too, find somewhere in the open with little or no light pollution. Tripod and shutter release cable a must too. And do dress warmly.

[Sp00ks]

why such a high ISO?

I always use low ISO for night shots.

I agree. However, if using a high iso would insure me actually capturing a shooting star, I would try it :)

Freezing my butt off and a lot of night star shots. As soon as the shutter closed, shooting star..... grrr. :) Try try again I suppose.