Perseids Meteor Shower - Tonight! 12th August 2013
Posted 13/08/2013 - 13:50
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Being in that London I had to deal with:
a) my impatience
b) light pollution
c) every 90 seconds a plane comes over our house
d) isn't the sky over London full of plane, it was actually scary how many aircraft there are occupying the sky over a relative area within the field of view....
but I did see the ISS come over at around 9.10 pm
a) my impatience
b) light pollution
c) every 90 seconds a plane comes over our house
d) isn't the sky over London full of plane, it was actually scary how many aircraft there are occupying the sky over a relative area within the field of view....
but I did see the ISS come over at around 9.10 pm
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Posted 13/08/2013 - 14:26
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I too couldn't be bothered last night. A 5am start for work meant i was dead beat by 9pm. Plus it was still cloudy at 10pm.
But they have forecast it clear for tonight, so will try and get the enthusiasm together to give it a try tonight instead. Less meteors but still quite favourable.
But they have forecast it clear for tonight, so will try and get the enthusiasm together to give it a try tonight instead. Less meteors but still quite favourable.
Posted 13/08/2013 - 14:55
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It is so difficult to get a good meteors shot that I just decided to enjoy it instead.
Posted 13/08/2013 - 16:11 - Helpful Comment
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My Dad and I spent the whole night out watching the Leonids one year, with 2 DSLRs, 4 35mm SLRs and a 120 folder. We saw hundreds of shooting stars and got exactly one frame with one in it.
The one and only shot with a meteor trail in it was taken as it was getting light and we were packing up. I decided to take a silluette of one of the cameras on a tripod against brightening eastern sky, no thought of meteors in my mind at this point. When I developed the RAW, voila, one Meteor trail directly above the camera.
Sometimes you don't get anything until you stop trying.
The one and only shot with a meteor trail in it was taken as it was getting light and we were packing up. I decided to take a silluette of one of the cameras on a tripod against brightening eastern sky, no thought of meteors in my mind at this point. When I developed the RAW, voila, one Meteor trail directly above the camera.
Sometimes you don't get anything until you stop trying.
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but it does help
but it does help
Posted 13/08/2013 - 18:29
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milamber wrote:
Regarding the cricked necks, just get an adjustable reclining garden lounger. You will see a much larger portion of sky and no neck issues.
We've got one. I couldn't be bothered to walk to the other wide of the garden and lay on it. Frankly the odd tiny streak of light every now and again wasn't very exciting.
Regarding the cricked necks, just get an adjustable reclining garden lounger. You will see a much larger portion of sky and no neck issues.
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