Re: [APML] Meteor Shower film recommendations

["Brian Larmay" <astrobri@ameritech.net>]

Saturday night will be pretty clear here...Ill try bracketing a few times
and see what happens...Wouldnt that be stopping down too far though?
Maybe with the 800 fujicolor press it might compensate enough @ f/1.8

Hows the reciprocity on the 800 anyways?

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> 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
> > >
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