Re: [APML] Leonid Film Queston

["bert katzung" <katzung1@home.com>]

Hi Dave:
The one and only meteor I have captured in my short career was entirely
accidental and was on Konica 3200, unpushed. This was a sporadic that
occurred while I was doing star trails around the pole. If I am able to try
the Leonids this year (unfortunately work is cutting into play severely this
year), I may give the Konica Centuria 800 a try. It works well for ordinary
deep sky and pushed to 1600 might do well for meteors. Certainly has much
finer grain (when unpushed) than the old 3200 Konica. I haven't tried
pushing it yet. Are you going out to your Mojave site for the Leonids? Got
an observatory there yet?
Bert

Bert Katzung
katzung1@home.com
www.astronomy-images.com


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Sent: Saturday, 06 October, 2001 6:28 PM
Subject: [APML] Leonid Film Queston


> Hi list:
>
> I know that this subject has been kicked around in the past.  However,
since
> 35 mm color negative films change almost continually, I thought I'd better
> ask again.
>
> I'll be shooting the Leonids next month with three Nikon lenses:
>
> 1) A zoom lens at 35 mm at f/4, 5 minute exposures, pointed at the
radiant;
>
> 2) a standard 50 mm at f/4, 5 minute exposures, pointed at the zenith;
>
> 3) a zoom lens at 100 mm at f/5.6, 1 hour exposure.
>
> For the one hour shot, I'll probably use hypered RG200 per the recent
> discussion.  What do you recommend for the 5 minute exposures?  The goal
is
> to capture the faintest possible Leonid.
>
> Thanks a bunch,
>
> Dave Rowe
>
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