Last night, here in France, a Perseid went straight through one of my 5 minute subs of M31.
Usual setup: modified Canon 350D on Tak Epsilon 180ED.
Here is the 5 minute sub:
(http://gallery.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/albums/userpics/10046/perseid.jpg)
Mark
Quotea Perseid went straight through one of my 5 minute subs
Why am I not surprised :roll:
You really should do the Lottery ;)
I'm very sorry to hear that Mark, you must be absolutely devastated :roll:
I am sure the other 30 will be ok Mark!
Mark,
Are you sure it wasn't the other way around
"And as I was tracking a Perseid meteor, to my dismay, a nearby galaxy passed through the background, spoiling, what I thought was an excellent shot of the meteor" :D
Tony G
PS..................Another great image for your collection of 'Right time, right place' category. ;)
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Quotea Perseid went straight through one of my 5 minute subs
Nice Green one Mark, you and your lucky camera again!
That looks great for 1 x 5 min sub, how many did you take in total?
Carole
Quote from: Carole
That looks great for 1 x 5 min sub, how many did you take in total?
I've got 60 x 5min so far. But the Perseid has wrecked one - so call it 59.
I actually saw the meteor go through - in fact 2 in very quick succession - with parallel paths. I'm hoping Thursday night will be clear - I'll leave a camera running all night with a lens.
Mark
You mean..................................................................
You missed one ? :o
Quote60 x 5min so far
5 hours already and more to come, Wow, looking forward to the final result.
Carole
Mark,
I think if you capture enough of the Perseids' you should be able to sigma combine out the galaxy.
Chris
P.S. Sorry non-imagers you probably don't get that joke.
not sure it would handle something s big, strong & obvious , Not Spacedog Anymore :lol:
Fay,
There's me sitting here looking at your post and wondering what you're on... then I looked at one of your other posts and realised it was ... SHOPPING :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Robert
Mark, You will burn out the core with 5 mins on the yellow beast, combine it with shorter exposures. Ooops sorry you're trying to capture Persieds aren't you... try pointing at the radiant and you'll get a better hit rate :-?
Quote from: RobertM
Mark, You will burn out the core with 5 mins on the yellow beast, combine it with shorter exposures.
Already done! :-)
I meant big strong & obvious as M31 is. It does not sort out my aircraft streaks if they are too big or bright with more than one line
Why are you imaging aircraft streaks ? :o
Had a good view of the Persieds from Queensmead Recreation Ground just a few hundred yards from Bromley High St depite the light pollution!
Here's a better version:
http://www.markshelley.co.uk/Astronomy/2010/andromedaperseid10082010.jpg
Mark,
Why don't you send this into 'Spaceweather.com' or 'Sky at Night' as this would definitely be published, just because of the subject matter, and you never know, a prize at the end of it. ;)
Tony G