[APML] Finally got my Leonid slides

[Tom Orff <torff@losch.net>]

Hi All,

It's been a while since I've posted anything (I was seduced by the dark 
side for a while), but with the Leonids last weekend I went back to using film.

This was the best meteor I had in all of my pictures, and it would be the 
one that went off of the edge of the film! Image was taken with a Pentax 
K-1000 on Ektachrome 200 through a 28mm Bushnell lens at f/1.8. Slide was 
scanned with a Polaroid SprintScan 35LE. It was a 10 minute exposure.

http://www.haven.k12.pa.us/orfft/leonid.jpg

I also tried some while tracking unguided on my DobDriver/EQ Wedge 
combination. Despite the great tracking, the meteors are barely visible 
because of the small image scale. There is a faint one visible between 
Orion and Canis Major, but just barely (on the slide, two are visible, but 
the scanner didn't pick both up). Used same setup as above (except for 
being guided).

http://www.haven.k12.pa.us/orfft/orion5.jpg

I have, more to scan and process, but I'll just post a page with thumbnails 
if anyone is interested in seeing them.

Clear skies,

TOM


Tom Orff
torff@losch.net
Astro Images at: http://users.losch.net/~torff/


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