W5JCK
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The EXIF info lists two different cameras and two different FLs, so they can’t be the same photo.
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Worst (very inactive) Perseid Meteor Shower ever?
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abiquiuense
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lost alaskan
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I just don't get the day one, day two part.
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W5JCK
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I have no clue what any of that reply means, I dont read gibberish. But look at the EXIF for the photos and you will see they are not captured with the same equipment. I’ve seen other Perseids similar to those over the years so that is not an uncommon place for them to appear.
abiquiuense
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Hi:
You got me on colors. I set the heavier camera to bracket three exposures. While it whirs thru three, noise-reduced shots, in about three minutes time, I attend to four single exposure on the other not so heavy camera, and I don't even look at the area covered by the big one (meteors will be a surprise.) The lighter camera reaches a point where it can no longer take a picture while it reduces noise. In that instance, I advance to the self propelled camera, which has finished, and I quickly judge density, engage the release, and then rush back to the other one, which has now regained functionality, and I repeat, all night long, . . .
Ah, the life, thank God.
abiquiuense
abiquiuense
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When I run between the two, on either side of my trustee steed, I see a lot of meteors, which beckons a third camera. That one I save for the wildlife.
:-D
Eugene CH
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Hi ALL! I was disappointed with the so called rain Perseid Meteor. For me it was poor. Location: Zurich in Switzerland. During about 1 hour, I took pictures and only saw 4 meteors. At home though, I saw more meteors on the screen than I saw in the field. In the image below, enhanced in Photoshop, there are 3 meteors traces and one airplane trace. The meteor trace (vertical) below the airplane is faintly visible. Canon 7D with Samyang 14mm, 2.8 open large, ca. 10 seconds. Best Regards, Eugen-CH
abiquiuense
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Ah, "Midnight at the Oasis."
Day one; before midnight. Day two; a few after midnight. It could be that one of my cameras is set to a different savings time. New observation; same meteor, different camera.
My bad,
abiquiuense
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Thanks for considering mine. You are correct; they are different cameras, and now, I can correctly own the mistake of being careless with my camera clock. I really fooled myself that two meteors could occupy the same space, in different cameras; ergo the consideration of two different meteors in the same spot.
Sleep deprivation, I guess.
abiquiuense
lost alaskan
Senior Member
Got it. Thanks for clearing that up. I was going to edit my original post, but didn't get to it fast enough.
tradesmith45
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Hi Michael,
A frontal passage that blew the fire smoke away briefly & a friends work schedule lead us to go out Sat night. We chose a lava field at the crest of the Cascades & hiked out the PCT to get away from headlights. The clouds mostly cleared by 11p & we started shooting. For the next 5 hrs, we were seeing perhaps 30-40/hr. About what was forecast.
I've observed several Perseids & photographed 2 previous. This one was certainly different in the ratio of meteors near radiant vs far from radiant. I've never seen so frequent far from radiant (>60º) long bright meteors - perhaps 10/hr. Due to topography & the road, none of our cameras were pointed to those regions.
My 2 cameras (Fuji X-T10+XF16mm f1.4 and X-T2+XF23mm f1.4) captured at least 123 images w/ meteors after the 1st very tired search of 1500+ & several w/ more than one meteor. The success ratio was 5% for the 23mm & 10% for the 16mm.
Here's some Q&D processed examples. Dew was heavy so lenses did fog. Our position had us facing rural settlement & some LP.
One fireball?
A frontal passage that blew the fire smoke away briefly & a friends work schedule lead us to go out Sat night. We chose a lava field at the crest of the Cascades & hiked out the PCT to get away from headlights. The clouds mostly cleared by 11p & we started shooting. For the next 5 hrs, we were seeing perhaps 30-40/hr. About what was forecast.
I've observed several Perseids & photographed 2 previous. This one was certainly different in the ratio of meteors near radiant vs far from radiant. I've never seen so frequent far from radiant (>60º) long bright meteors - perhaps 10/hr. Due to topography & the road, none of our cameras were pointed to those regions.
My 2 cameras (Fuji X-T10+XF16mm f1.4 and X-T2+XF23mm f1.4) captured at least 123 images w/ meteors after the 1st very tired search of 1500+ & several w/ more than one meteor. The success ratio was 5% for the 23mm & 10% for the 16mm.
Here's some Q&D processed examples. Dew was heavy so lenses did fog. Our position had us facing rural settlement & some LP.
One fireball?
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abiquiuense
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Here are my settings:
Nikon D800
WB; direct sunlight
PicControl; Vivid, 2Contrast, 2Saturation
Canon EOS 5DMkII
WB; Auto
PicStyle; Landscape, 2Contrast, 3Saturation
I like the vividness of the first, but, in day landscapes, I prefer the Canon.
Thank you for asking,
abiquiuense
Nikon D800
WB; direct sunlight
PicControl; Vivid, 2Contrast, 2Saturation
Canon EOS 5DMkII
WB; Auto
PicStyle; Landscape, 2Contrast, 3Saturation
I like the vividness of the first, but, in day landscapes, I prefer the Canon.
Thank you for asking,
abiquiuense
Not quite America, but the far western edge of Europe here, and I think it was a good year overall. Rates were not the best, but a good smattering of bright ones and fireballs.
In terms of photography, it may be my best year so far. I'm wishing I'd run more than 8 cameras on the peak night however! I had too much overlap in some places, and not enough in others. I managed to get out on Friday and the peak on Sunday, but was battling cloud/rain/hill fog for much of the night. I did manage to get all cameras up and running, which makes a nice change (there's usually at least one that doesn't work), although one lens dewed over.
In terms of photography, it may be my best year so far. I'm wishing I'd run more than 8 cameras on the peak night however! I had too much overlap in some places, and not enough in others. I managed to get out on Friday and the peak on Sunday, but was battling cloud/rain/hill fog for much of the night. I did manage to get all cameras up and running, which makes a nice change (there's usually at least one that doesn't work), although one lens dewed over.
lost alaskan
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-I've never seen so frequent far from radiant (>60º) long bright meteors - perhaps 10/hr. Due to topography & the road, none of our cameras were pointed to those regions.-
The best one's I saw were due west. Coming from the back of Ursa Major and almost to the setting planet during twilight. Sorry, I don't know the proper way to describe this.
Ah well, winter in Arizona isn't too cold so I'll be out there in December. Maybe I should do October as well, seeing how, meteor forecasting is about as good as our local weather forecasting.
The best one's I saw were due west. Coming from the back of Ursa Major and almost to the setting planet during twilight. Sorry, I don't know the proper way to describe this.
Ah well, winter in Arizona isn't too cold so I'll be out there in December. Maybe I should do October as well, seeing how, meteor forecasting is about as good as our local weather forecasting.
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abiquiuense
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Hi;
Yes, on paragraph two.
While my cameras covered the galaxy, several, off the FOV, were very long meteors, headed South. Two traveled within milliseconds of each other and were separated by the width of my small finger; twins.
abiquiuense
Yes, on paragraph two.
While my cameras covered the galaxy, several, off the FOV, were very long meteors, headed South. Two traveled within milliseconds of each other and were separated by the width of my small finger; twins.
abiquiuense
Eugene CH
Well-known member
A comment concerning the left "meteor" made me think. I looked at the following 4 pictures that I taken at intervals (attached). It seems to me now that the trace of left may not be that of a meteorite, since it is a little long and straight without falling light. Best Regards, Eugene-CH
lost alaskan
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Yup, airplane heading to your local airport. Shots like that can be fun.
The captain has turned on the fasten seatbelt sign.
I know, this isn't meteors, but it's something flying through the air in front of a camera lens.
The captain has turned on the fasten seatbelt sign.
I know, this isn't meteors, but it's something flying through the air in front of a camera lens.
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nighthiker
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Hi!
A first check of my pictures confirms a 'normal' Perseids year as it is also indicated by the numbers at IMO. I was using three cameras with f/2.2 to f/2.8 (mostly due to the twilight conditions).
As I was hiking with a heavy back-pack (3 cameras plus equipment) for hours on Sunday night to get the meteors from a nice location, I decided to chrrrrrrrrrrr chrrrrrrrrrrr last night despite of a partially clear sky.
A first check of my pictures confirms a 'normal' Perseids year as it is also indicated by the numbers at IMO. I was using three cameras with f/2.2 to f/2.8 (mostly due to the twilight conditions).
As I was hiking with a heavy back-pack (3 cameras plus equipment) for hours on Sunday night to get the meteors from a nice location, I decided to chrrrrrrrrrrr chrrrrrrrrrrr last night despite of a partially clear sky.
Michael S.
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Good Morning!
A New Mexico Perseid; Day One
A New Mexico Perseid; Day Two
I've been following the Perseids from Abiquiu, NM, USA since the 3rd of the current. Last night's events occurred well off camera, or as I fiddled with it. Some went by in teams, others lit up the trees. In other words, a few made the can, way more, I mean, way more, occupied my peripheral vision.
I'm not disappointed seeing as how on account of because I waited out the electric storms over NM and southern Colorado. I managed to capture the billowing clouds, the other day, as they lit up with ball lightning, and stars, many stars. All my exercises were preceded by storms.
Some of my captures I downloaded to my gallery as they headed for the challenges, and over in "Cybertalk . . ." I thrilled some of the minichallengers (drop over) with a Perseid headed for Albuquerque, which Perseid was quickly followed by a "radical" coming in the opposite direction (double exposing that one would be my lesson.) There have also been many which confuse my ability to find a radiant. Sorry.
When inventory comes in, maybe I'll have counted over two hundred photos, but well under fifty separate events. As you've probably noticed, the attached are captures with different cameras; each with its proprietary high-end lens.
C&C is of-course, welcome. And, I'm always asking; "Where do I go from here?" I'm sure members would like to know.
I remain yours;
abiquiuense
Fine images and interesting to read how others experienced this years Perseids.
;-)
kind regards,
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Michael S.
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Michael S.
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Good Morning!Hi ALL! I was disappointed with the so called rain Perseid Meteor. For me it was poor. Location: Zurich in Switzerland. During about 1 hour, I took pictures and only saw 4 meteors. At home though, I saw more meteors on the screen than I saw in the field. In the image below, enhanced in Photoshop, there are 3 meteors traces and one airplane trace. The meteor trace (vertical) below the airplane is faintly visible. Canon 7D with Samyang 14mm, 2.8 open large, ca. 10 seconds. Best Regards, Eugen-CH
Thx for your provided info...really interesting, you too said it's been weak as in my region, a bit more north, in Vienna, the guys have been quite happy.
;-)
best regards,
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Michael S.
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