Geminid Meteor Shower.

LaiLai · 9th of December 2002 (Mon)

Hello All!
As all you sky watchers out there may know the Geminid shower is coming this weekend. If any one has any tips as to how I can get some decent shots with the G2 that would be more than helpful.
I was thinking of just leaving it set at Tv with two to four seconds, but I am really new at this so I am just guessing. Anyone with any info or tips please oh please share. Thank you!

JAm001 · 10th of December 2002 (Tue)

The same question came up just before the last leonid shower. Some suggestions were made, see at http://photography-on-the.net/forum/...p?t=5895#26564

In the Netherlands the sky was completely covered with clouds so i stayed in bed during the leonid shower. Did anyone had more luck and actually made pictures of the leonid meteor shower?

aes · 13th of December 2007 (Thu)

While I'm still pretty clueless, I plan to give it a shot tonight. My biggest problem is the light pollution in the city; luckily I'm not in a big city and can easily drive for ten minutes to get to the middle of nowhere.

I figure I'll take a bunch of exposures at or around eight seconds, f/4.3 (or however low my stock XTI lens goes), and see how lucky I get with the timing. The peak is approximately 75 meteors per hour, so that gives me a 1/6 chance to hit one with that shutter speed.

fiveFPS · 13th of December 2007 (Thu)

wooo hoo... 13 hours to go until the peak shower!

rowdyred94 · 14th of December 2007 (Fri)

Saw two before dawn. Photographed zero. It was -3 F, so I ran my remote release into the truck and kept the heat on.

Got this nice scene, though. Anyone know what object was ESE this morning?

rwtwpg · 16th of December 2007 (Sun)

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Originally Posted by rowdyred94

Anyone know what object was ESE this morning?

Planet Venus. Nice photo.

rowdyred94 · 17th of December 2007 (Mon)

Thanks. I've since discovered that. Seems Venus is often with us.

9th of December 2002 (Mon)	#1
LaiLai Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 182	Geminid Meteor Shower. Hello All! As all you sky watchers out there may know the Geminid shower is coming this weekend. If any one has any tips as to how I can get some decent shots with the G2 that would be more than helpful. I was thinking of just leaving it set at Tv with two to four seconds, but I am really new at this so I am just guessing. Anyone with any info or tips please oh please share. Thank you!

13th of December 2007 (Thu)	#3
aes Junior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: St. Cloud, MN Posts: 11 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Geminid Meteor Shower. While I'm still pretty clueless, I plan to give it a shot tonight. My biggest problem is the light pollution in the city; luckily I'm not in a big city and can easily drive for ten minutes to get to the middle of nowhere. I figure I'll take a bunch of exposures at or around eight seconds, f/4.3 (or however low my stock XTI lens goes), and see how lucky I get with the timing. The peak is approximately 75 meteors per hour, so that gives me a 1/6 chance to hit one with that shutter speed.

13th of December 2007 (Thu)	#4
fiveFPS Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,112	Re: Geminid Meteor Shower. wooo hoo... 13 hours to go until the peak shower!

14th of December 2007 (Fri)	#5
rowdyred94 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: St. Cloud, MN, USA Posts: 1,917 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Geminid Meteor Shower. Saw two before dawn. Photographed zero. It was -3 F, so I ran my remote release into the truck and kept the heat on. Got this nice scene, though. Anyone know what object was ESE this morning? __________________ -Clint ..:: Canon EOS 30D :: Canon 18-135 IS & 50 f/1.4 & 70-200 f/4L :: SPEEDLITE 580EX & 430EX :: Kenko tubes :: PowerShot G3 ::.. Last edited by rowdyred94 : 14th of December 2007 (Fri) at 20:28.

17th of December 2007 (Mon)	#7
rowdyred94 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: St. Cloud, MN, USA Posts: 1,917 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Geminid Meteor Shower. Thanks. I've since discovered that. Seems Venus is often with us. __________________ -Clint ..:: Canon EOS 30D :: Canon 18-135 IS & 50 f/1.4 & 70-200 f/4L :: SPEEDLITE 580EX & 430EX :: Kenko tubes :: PowerShot G3 ::..

10th of December 2002 (Tue)	#2
JAm001 Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 35	Re: Geminid Meteor Shower. The same question came up just before the last leonid shower. Some suggestions were made, see at http://photography-on-the.net/forum/...p?t=5895#26564 In the Netherlands the sky was completely covered with clouds so i stayed in bed during the leonid shower. Did anyone had more luck and actually made pictures of the leonid meteor shower?

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