Re: [APML] Monster in Auriga Posted

[Grant <GB1029@inter-linc.net>]

Jon,
Awesome shots!  They're right up there with Tony & Torstens shots.
Although I saw lots of fireballs, I didn't catch any on film.
I did catch 1 halfway descent meteor and a couple little dinky ones though.
Oh well..It was still a fantastic show!

Grant


At 07:53 AM 11/21/01 -0700, you wrote:
>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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