Perseid meteor shower

Skids · 10th of August 2004 (Tue)

Here in the UK there is a good chance of seeing the Perseid meteor shower from Wednesday (As long as those clouds move away

)
It is going to be a moonless night so they should be pretty clear. Apparantly there could be as many as 200 per hour.

Has anybody ever tried photographing these and if so what settings would you recommend?

Weather permitting I may take my Drebel out and set it up somewhere away from street lights.

BearSummer · 10th of August 2004 (Tue)

Hi Skids,

Yeah I may give it a crack this year. There was quite a long piece on the luminous landscape a few years back, I suggest that you have a look and see if it gives you any pointers.

Meteors

I will probably setup a nice wide angle 14 or 15, with a bit of hedgerow along one side and then bulb the shutter open for around 40 seconds.

As Im in the south of england its going to be hard to find truely dark skies but will see what I can find.

All the best

BearSummer

robertwgross · 10th of August 2004 (Tue)

I know that this is difficult to do in some areas, but I like to head to a mountaintop over 4000 meters in elevation to do sky photography. There is very little haze up there, and the sky looks darker, even on a bright sunny day. At night, it can get downright black.

I tried to do some photography at over 6000 meters, but I could not tell if the sky was really black or whether that was just brain hypoxia kicking in.

By 7000 meters, it is definitely hypoxia.

---Bob Gross---

theoldmoose · 10th of August 2004 (Tue)

Out of curiousity, did you ever recover?

Big_B · 10th of August 2004 (Tue)

Quote:

Originally Posted by robertwgross

I tried to do some photography at over 6000 meters, but I could not tell if the sky was really black or whether that was just brain hypoxia kicking in.

I tried photographing meteors from a glacier about 6000m up and can officially recommend that you avoid this tactic. Too damn cold!

cmM · 10th of August 2004 (Tue)

exposing for 40 seconds will most likely result in a beautiful sky with some "lines" accross. I don't know if you want that. You might wanna try "bulb", but use some black cloth and only remove it for a few seconds at a time.

(just an idea, I have no experience with meteors)

Skids · 10th of August 2004 (Tue)

Thanks for the info guys if I get any decent shots I will post them here.

Skids

BearSummer · 12th of August 2004 (Thu)

Well we had cloud cover and rain, anyone else have better luck?

BearSummer

Big_B · 12th of August 2004 (Thu)

Rain and cloud

Skids · 12th of August 2004 (Thu)

Nada

Canuck · 12th of August 2004 (Thu)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big_B

Rain and cloud

ditto

Molydood · 13th of August 2004 (Fri)

I went out last night and couldn't see anything, although the stars were very clear that night.

I also tried a 30 second exposure but it didnt come out very well.
I had difficulty focusing in the dark, had to switch it to manual focus, and then its difficult as you cant really see anything!

10th of August 2004 (Tue)	#1
Skids Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Northampton, United Kingdom Posts: 330 IMAGE EDITING OK	Perseid meteor shower Here in the UK there is a good chance of seeing the Perseid meteor shower from Wednesday (As long as those clouds move away ) It is going to be a moonless night so they should be pretty clear. Apparantly there could be as many as 200 per hour. Has anybody ever tried photographing these and if so what settings would you recommend? Weather permitting I may take my Drebel out and set it up somewhere away from street lights.

10th of August 2004 (Tue)	#2
BearSummer Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Surrey, UK Posts: 820 IMAGE EDITING OK	Hi Skids, Yeah I may give it a crack this year. There was quite a long piece on the luminous landscape a few years back, I suggest that you have a look and see if it gives you any pointers. Meteors I will probably setup a nice wide angle 14 or 15, with a bit of hedgerow along one side and then bulb the shutter open for around 40 seconds. As Im in the south of england its going to be hard to find truely dark skies but will see what I can find. All the best BearSummer __________________ Moderation is for people that cant handle EXCESS. Gear List.

12th of August 2004 (Thu)	#8
BearSummer Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Surrey, UK Posts: 820 IMAGE EDITING OK	Well we had cloud cover and rain, anyone else have better luck? BearSummer __________________ Moderation is for people that cant handle EXCESS. Gear List.

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Big_B Cream of the Crop Honorary Moderator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: London, UK Posts: 4,586 IMAGE EDITING OK	Rain and cloud __________________ www.pbase.com/sam_blackie

13th of August 2004 (Fri)	#12
Molydood Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Essex, UK Posts: 603 IMAGE EDITING OK	I went out last night and couldn't see anything, although the stars were very clear that night. I also tried a 30 second exposure but it didnt come out very well. I had difficulty focusing in the dark, had to switch it to manual focus, and then its difficult as you cant really see anything! __________________ My real name is Martin 20D (FS 300D), fifty, 18-55, 70-200 f4, tubes

10th of August 2004 (Tue)	#3
robertwgross Cream of the Crop Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: California Posts: 9,462	I know that this is difficult to do in some areas, but I like to head to a mountaintop over 4000 meters in elevation to do sky photography. There is very little haze up there, and the sky looks darker, even on a bright sunny day. At night, it can get downright black. I tried to do some photography at over 6000 meters, but I could not tell if the sky was really black or whether that was just brain hypoxia kicking in. By 7000 meters, it is definitely hypoxia. ---Bob Gross---

10th of August 2004 (Tue)	#4
theoldmoose Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 294	Out of curiousity, did you ever recover?

10th of August 2004 (Tue)	#6
cmM Goldmember Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Chicago / San Francisco Posts: 5,705	exposing for 40 seconds will most likely result in a beautiful sky with some "lines" accross. I don't know if you want that. You might wanna try "bulb", but use some black cloth and only remove it for a few seconds at a time. (just an idea, I have no experience with meteors)

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