Re: [APML] Monster in Auriga Posted

[" SherryB" <catlover@ii.ca>]

Wow...excellent photo, Jon!  Was this the Big One which went over at about
0916UT?  That's the only meteor I've ever seen that made me duck!
 =Sherry=

----- Original Message -----
From: Jon Kolb <jkolb@mindport.com>
To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 6:53 AM
Subject: [APML] Monster in Auriga Posted


> 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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