Perseid Meteor Shower: Just saw the following in the Warwick (RI) Post about the upcoming Perseid Meteor Shower next weekend.

Big Yankee Fan

Just saw the following in the Warwick (RI) Post about the upcoming Perseid Meteor Shower next weekend. https://warwickpost.com/perseid-meteor-shower-peak-aug-12-14-best-viewing-tips/. Any tips for picture taking appreciated. As a novice no suggestion is too basic. ISO. Shutter speed. F-Stop. Lens. Etc....Thanks. Mike

Fotoartist Loc: Detroit, Michigan

I heard that these meteors are about the size of marbles but when they hit the atmosphere they light up big time.

Shellback Loc: North of Cheyenne Bottoms Wetlands - Kansas

Just put your question in Google to see how many articles would show up - got about 152000 results - these are from the first page -

Lot to read - but good info...

https://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-blogs/capturing-the-perseids-how-to-photograph-a-meteor-shower/

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/photography/tips-and-solutions/how-photograph-meteor-showers

http://www.sciencefocus.com/article/space/perseid-meteor-shower-astrophotography-tips

https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/tutorials/how-to-photograph-the-perseids-meteor-shower

https://iso.500px.com/meteor-shower-photo-tips-gear-guide/

rgrenaderphoto Loc: Hollywood, CA

Have patience, have patience. Did I tell you to have patience? The perseids are very spread apart. I once spent overnight in the far range of the San Gabriel Mts outside of Los Angeles and only saw 2 or 3 before I crashed.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Big Yankee Fan wrote:

Just saw the following in the Warwick (RI) Post about the upcoming Perseid Meteor Shower next weekend. https://warwickpost.com/perseid-meteor-shower-peak-aug-12-14-best-viewing-tips/. Any tips for picture taking appreciated. As a novice no suggestion is too basic. ISO. Shutter speed. F-Stop. Lens. Etc....Thanks. Mike

As a matter of fact -

http://www.techradar.com/us/news/photography-video-capture/cameras/how-to-see-the-perseid-meteor-shower-this-week-1301477
http://www.popphoto.com/how-to/2010/08/how-to-photographing-perseid-meteor-shower
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-blogs/capturing-the-perseids-how-to-photograph-a-meteor-shower/
https://petapixel.com/2014/05/22/10-tips-photographing-meteor-showers/

BHC Loc: Strawberry Valley, JF, USA

Many of us in California will not see it because of the smoke from the many wildfires; sometimes the sun is just a soft orange glow. The Carr fire in Redding has smoke as far as 225 miles away. Our little valley 50 miles away has so much smoke, we cannot see the 14,000+ foot mountain ten miles away. BTW, that Fire is now ~165,000 acres and is less than 45% contained.

chikid68 Loc: Tennesse USA

I plan on spray and pray i have a wired timer set to take 15 second exposures at 20 second intervals using an 18 mm lens to see as much sky as possible my iso will be 200 at a aperture between 5.0 and 8.0 to reduce excess light I am also covering the viewfinder to prevent light leaks

ATCurry

If you can, you should cut down your interval. 2/3rds of the night your shutter will be closed.

fourlocks Loc: Londonderry, NH

rgrenaderphoto wrote:

Have patience, have patience. Did I tell you to have patience? The perseids are very spread apart. I once spent overnight in the far range of the San Gabriel Mts outside of Los Angeles and only saw 2 or 3 before I crashed.

I'll second that. Headlines proclaim the "shower" will offer up to 60 meteors per hour. That sounds like a lot but it means about 1 per minute and when you're just staring at the sky, a minute's a long time. Aim your camera, open your shutter and do nothing for a minute. Miss seeing one meteor and it's another minute waiting. Whoops, saw one out of the corner of your eye but it wasn't where your camera's aimed. Wait another minute. Look down at your camera for a few seconds...missed another. You get the point.

wmurnahan Loc: Bloomington IN

ATCurry wrote:

If you can, you should cut down your interval. 2/3rds of the night your shutter will be closed.

Does the 15 sec exposure and 20 sec interval mean there is only 5 seconds between then the shutter closes and the next shot.

LA Loc: Little Rock, AR

Best time is after midnight. That's when you are on the "front" of the Earth as it moves thru space. That's where the Earth runs into meteoroids like a car running into raindrops or bugs on its front windshield. You don't get many bugs or raindrops splattered on your rear window, which is moving away from bugs and drops. Same with meteors. Aim your camera toward the NE because that's where Perseus is.

DaveC1 Loc: South East US

Has anyone ever tried to use a lightning trigger to capture these meteors?

carl hervol Loc: jacksonville florida

there are not that bright to trigger it.

beerhunter13 Loc: Southern Ontario, Canada

Try to get to a Dark Sky Preserve. You will be amazed with how bright the night sky can be!! In the States, I believe you have over, or close to, 25 of them. With most of the light pollution gone it will be easier to spot and photograph them.

DaveC1 Loc: South East US

Well heck! Looks like the forecast is clouds and rain.