Re: [APML] Star Trails and Fireflies

[Brian larmay <power_windows4789@yahoo.com>]

Hi Stuart, thanks...

Try it wide open with 800 speed film...go for
exposures around 15 secs without a moon, 8 secs @f/1.8
with a moon.

I have a whole series of fireflies....if interested
Ill scan and post.

Brian

> Neat! The trick is to NOT try to photograph them. I
> tried a bunch of times to get them and the
> result was not very interesting. Two summers ago I
> had about 10,000 of them in the meadow in my
> front yard (about 3 acres). It was like a rock
> concert. I took a 30 second exposure and nothing
> showed up. Too bad, it was a wild show!
> Stuart
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brian larmay" <power_windows4789@yahoo.com>
> To: "APML" <astro-photo@seds.org>
> Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 2:12 PM
> Subject: [APML] Star Trails and Fireflies
> 
> 
> > Heres another slide I scanned where i had not
> realized
> > that I had caught some fireflies in the frame till
> > after a hi rez scan.
> >
> > Heres the image:
> >
> > http://www.astrobri.com/star_trails_3.htm
> >
> > Im surprised I caught these since I was stopped to
> > around f/5.6 on 100 speed film.
> >
> > However, the june night was filled with tons of
> > fireflies.
> >
> > Enjoy,
> > Brian
> >
> >
> >
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Geographic Latitude = 43N
Corrected Magnetic Latitude = 53N

Cat: I'm so handsome, there's a six-month waiting list for birds to suddenly appear whenever I am near!

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