meteor shower pix
Aug 13, 2012 23:13:54 #
dickhrm
Loc: Spingfield, IL
I'd like to see some shooting star pix if anyone got some during this past weekend's meteor shower. I saw a very brilliant one soon after I started looking, but didn't get a photo. Thanks.
Aug 14, 2012 03:28:48 #
I, too, saw one, but had to get back to my half night's sleep. I used to shoot meteor showers back in the film days.
Aug 14, 2012 04:32:37 #
Aug 14, 2012 11:07:50 #
In Tennessee, I saw about 6-8 in an hour's time, but was not able to capture any......still too much light where I was set up. The night was a beautiful one tho to be out trying!
Aug 14, 2012 14:39:44 #
I got this on August 11th around 4:30am while we were camping in Lake Shelbyville, IL. Camera set at 17mm, ISO 1600, f/2.8 10.8sec. It was a spectacular show in the sky that I will never forget.
Aug 15, 2012 07:05:15 #
dickhrm
Loc: Spingfield, IL
Great pic. Thanks for posting it.
Drjsox wrote:
I got this on August 11th around 4:30am while we were camping in Lake Shelbyville, IL. Camera set at 17mm, ISO 1600, f/2.8 10.8sec. It was a spectacular show in the sky that I will never forget.
Aug 15, 2012 07:56:51 #
Drjsox wrote:
I got this on August 11th around 4:30am while we were camping in Lake Shelbyville, IL. Camera set at 17mm, ISO 1600, f/2.8 10.8sec. It was a spectacular show in the sky that I will never forget.
Did you notice you also captured the M31, the Andromeda Galaxy?
Aug 16, 2012 01:28:25 #
I was wondering what that was. I did have to look up what the Andromeda Galaxy looked like. Pretty cool! Do you happen to know what the vertical cluster of stars to the left side of this picture is? The Milky way? It was an amazing thing to watch that night.
Aug 16, 2012 06:50:10 #
dickhrm
Loc: Spingfield, IL
Re the ten second exposure length - did you just aim the camera at a set part of the sky (apparently directly overhead?), and then hold the shutter down for ten second increments? If so how long did you do this for - fifteen minutes, thirty minutes, etc., before you got this pic? Thanks.
Drjsox wrote:
I got this on August 11th around 4:30am while we were camping in Lake Shelbyville, IL. Camera set at 17mm, ISO 1600, f/2.8 10.8sec. It was a spectacular show in the sky that I will never forget.
Aug 16, 2012 20:18:30 #
I was camping that weekend with family and friends including little ones so it wasn't that easy to just sit and take the exact type of shots that I wanted to. It was my first time using a remote and tripod. I experimented with all the manual settings and leaving the shutter open between 10 and 120 seconds before pressing the remote. I missed more meteors passing by simply because the camera was facing in a different direction. I sat out about 5 hours before getting that shot but definitely had to take breaks in between because of the kids. I can't wait to try it again.
Aug 16, 2012 21:12:23 #
dickhrm
Loc: Spingfield, IL
You mentioned using a remote. I'm currently trying out a Canon SX40, and am disappointed that it doesn't have a remote connection slot. Seems like for $400 there should be one. Without the remote, instead of lying back and watching the sky, clicking the remote every now and then, one is forced to have their hand right on the shutter, which could get quite uncomfortable after a while.
Drjsox wrote:
I was camping that weekend with family and friends... (show quote)
Aug 16, 2012 23:15:16 #
Ugh. I did look up that camera and it is quite nice. Lots of great features though I couldn't see if there was a button for a "wireless" remote. I'm sure you would have noticed that already. Well it's good to have at least two cameras - now you know what your next one must have :)
Aug 17, 2012 11:49:40 #
dickhrm
Loc: Spingfield, IL
Actually I'm just trying it out, in that I can return in a week for a full refund if I'm not satisfied with it. The lack of a cable connection is not a deal breaker, but still a consideration. Other aspects of this camera I like. I've not yet made up my mind.
Drjsox wrote:
Ugh. I did look up that camera and it is quite nice. Lots of great features though I couldn't see if there was a button for a "wireless" remote. I'm sure you would have noticed that already. Well it's good to have at least two cameras - now you know what your next one must have :)
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