Perseids

hollis_f · 10th of August 2012 (Fri)

The weather forecast for tomorrow morning isn't too good for my location - clouding over at around 22:00 - so I decided to see what I could get tonight.

Shooting at f2.8, 20 seconds, ISO 1600, 11mm; aimed roughly at the zenith. Sat around for 10 minutes after everything was set up and saw two perseids, one of which was very bright and should have been captured quite well.

I'll leave it running for a couple of hours and see what I get tomorrow morning.

Biffbradford · 10th of August 2012 (Fri)

Awesome. I'll be free Sunday night. Might be cloudy here at home ... so I'll drive up to 3 hours if I can find clear skies.

(crazy no?)

HaroldC3 · 10th of August 2012 (Fri)

I'm going out tonight and letting my camera snap through the morning to do some star trails and a time lapse. Hopefully I'll get something good.

Ltdave · 11th of August 2012 (Sat)

Quote:

Originally Posted by HaroldC3

I'm going out tonight and letting my camera snap through the morning to do some star trails and a time lapse. Hopefully I'll get something good.

how do you set up your camera to shoot through the night? some sort of fancy remote?

HaroldC3 · 11th of August 2012 (Sat)

Either use an intervalometer remote or I have a 60D with the magic lantern firmware which has an intervalometer in it.

I have heard you can also put the drive setting on multi-shot and hold down the button to a remote but I haven't tried that.

hollis_f · 12th of August 2012 (Sun)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ltdave

how do you set up your camera to shoot through the night? some sort of fancy remote?

Some sort of really cheap remote from EBay. Just set the camera up for continuous shooting and lock the shutter release on the remote.

10th of August 2012 (Fri)	#1
hollis_f Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sussex, UK Posts: 8,243 IMAGE EDITING OK	Perseids The weather forecast for tomorrow morning isn't too good for my location - clouding over at around 22:00 - so I decided to see what I could get tonight. Shooting at f2.8, 20 seconds, ISO 1600, 11mm; aimed roughly at the zenith. Sat around for 10 minutes after everything was set up and saw two perseids, one of which was very bright and should have been captured quite well. I'll leave it running for a couple of hours and see what I get tomorrow morning. __________________ Frank Hollis - Retired mass spectroscopist Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he'll complain about the withdrawl of his free fish entitlement. Gear Website

10th of August 2012 (Fri)	#2
Biffbradford Goldmember Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 2,388 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Perseids Awesome. I'll be free Sunday night. Might be cloudy here at home ... so I'll drive up to 3 hours if I can find clear skies. (crazy no?) __________________ My pictures: John Wilke Photography, Peloton-Pix.Com , PelotonStar.Com Canon 1D MkII N, 1D MkIII, various Canon and Sigma, Tokina lenses.

10th of August 2012 (Fri)	#3
HaroldC3 Goldmember Join Date: May 2007 Location: West Richland, WA Posts: 2,447 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Perseids I'm going out tonight and letting my camera snap through the morning to do some star trails and a time lapse. Hopefully I'll get something good. __________________ Flickr ~ Buy/Sell Feedback Canon 60D / Canon 10-22mm / Canon 18-135mm / Sigma 30mm 1.4 / Canon 70-210mm f3.5-4.5

11th of August 2012 (Sat)	#5
HaroldC3 Goldmember Join Date: May 2007 Location: West Richland, WA Posts: 2,447 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Perseids Either use an intervalometer remote or I have a 60D with the magic lantern firmware which has an intervalometer in it. I have heard you can also put the drive setting on multi-shot and hold down the button to a remote but I haven't tried that. __________________ Flickr ~ Buy/Sell Feedback Canon 60D / Canon 10-22mm / Canon 18-135mm / Sigma 30mm 1.4 / Canon 70-210mm f3.5-4.5

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