Re: [APML] Meteor Shower film recommendations

["Jim Ives" <flyboy9990@earthlink.net>]

It may or may not be out in left field. Tell you what though, it sounds
logical. If it's clear here I'll try it and report back. I will be shooting
with at least 3 cameras. 2 on tripods and one tracked so I will have plenty
of opportunity to try it!
Thanks for the idea!
Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: "George Anderson" <georgea@cam.org>
To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 10:12 PM
Subject: Re: [APML] Meteor Shower film recommendations


> Just a thought (and I may be out in left field) instead of stopping down
> why not use a polarizer rotated to remove the maximum amount of
> moonlight? I realize this is a serious pain for those shooting with a
> cluster of camera's.
>
> George Anderson
> Montreal Canada
>
> Clear skies and good health
>
> Stephen Pitt wrote:
> >
> > Hi Jim.  The 4-layer Fuji Xtra 800 works well.  Six minutes at f2.8
> > without moon has done fine.
> >
> > http://www.light-to-dark.com/leonids_1.html
> >
> > With the moon, I'm thinking of adding some Fuji P400F pushed a stop,
> >  closing to f3.5 and going 3-4min.  I will compromise the faint meteors
> > but the brighter ones should express.  The reason I think this slide
> > film might do well, are a couple of shots taken during a full moon of
> > Orion with a 200mm set at f2.8, with P100f +1.  Ten minutes gave very
> > good results-and the full moon was only 30-degrees away! The exposure
> > could have gone longer.  However, the sky had a blue cast, which I find
> > acceptable, even nice.
> >
> > So, I'm not trying to recruit for the possible wasting of very expensive
> > film, only letting you know whats on my experimental agenda.  I still
> > haven't checked to determine moonset time at the last peak.  In that
> > case, the lens gets opened and the exposure length doubles.
> >
> > Stephen
> > http://www.light-to-dark.com/
> >
> > Jim Ives wrote:
> >
> > >     So what are the film recommendations for the upcoming Meteor
> > > Shower?  Is the Fuji 4th color layer film usless?
> > > Jim Ives
> >
> > --  APML Archives at <http://astro.umsystem.edu/apml/>  ---
> >              Unsubscribe at <majordomo@seds.org>
>
> --  APML Archives at <http://astro.umsystem.edu/apml/>  ---
>              Unsubscribe at <majordomo@seds.org>
>


--  APML Archives at <http://astro.umsystem.edu/apml/>  ---
             Unsubscribe at <majordomo@seds.org>