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Re: [APML] Leo Radiant

Glenn,

There could be a couple legitimate reasons for that.  

1. If that's a composite image, who knows how the shots might have been
masked.

2. Maybe the meteors outside the FOV were brighter than any of the
stars.
See in the following image how a few of the bright stars tend to "leak"
out of the FOV.
http://people.ne.mediaone.net/mbendaniel/gallery/astro/allsky.html

Matt

Glenn Ray wrote:
> 
> I'm not up on my Japanese, but something looks fishy on those exposures (pun
> intended)
> 
> What's up with the meteors streaking *outside* the FOV on the 2nd image?  If
> these are 40 minute exposures, why aren't any stars (or star trails)
> visible.  And what's up with the poor focus?
> 
> Here's a better example of a wide angle shot:
> http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap011104.html
> 
> Glenn Ray
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alson Wong [mailto:alsonwong@earthlink.net]
> Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 11:14 AM
> To: astro-photo@seds.org
> Subject: Re: [APML] Leo Radiant
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rob Miracle" <rwm@photo-miracles.com>
> To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
> Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 7:51 AM
> Subject: RE: [APML] Leo Radiant
> 
> > Going too wide isn't a good thing.  The meteor's may be too small to image
> > at wide angles.   Most people recommend a between 35 and 50mm.
> >
> > Now my understanding is that if you point your camera at the radiant
> point,
> > the meteors will streak out from it, kinda like the hyper-drive effect in
> > Star Wars.
> 
> http://www.kawachi.zaq.ne.jp/shin/Leonids99/LeoShowerWide.htm
> http://www.kawachi.zaq.ne.jp/shin/Leonids99/LeoShowerWide2.htm
> 
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