[APML] Monster in Auriga Posted

[Jon Kolb <jkolb@mindport.com>]

Thar she blows!
http://home.datawest.net/jkolb/monster_in_auriga.htm

10 minutes on Fuji Superia Press 800 with a 50mm f/1.2 AIS Nikkor at f/2.
The image has been cropped a bit to remove some of the seagulls.  I'm a
little disappointed that there's nothing of IC405/410 prominent on the
negative.

This meteor came through about 3-4 minutes into the exposure, and the
remnants of the smoke train are still visible in the next 10-minute shot
(but no meteors).  I might have got a little better detail in the smoke
train if I had ended this exposure a couple of minutes earlier, but I wanted
to stay on plan with 10 minutes shots.  Auriga didn't seem to get a lot of
action during the shower, but this one's a keeper.  Especially since it's
the first successful meteor shot I've ever posted.

Sincerely,
Jon Kolb
Adventures in Astrophotography
http://home.datawest.net/jkolb/
jkolb@mindport.com

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