Delta-Aquarid Meteor

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Delta-Aquarid Meteor

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While I was out last night imaging with the 11 inch SCT, I also decided to try and capture a Delta-Aquarid meteor.

I really enjoy trying to capture these fleeting streaks of light. So much of imaging a meteor is just pure luck.

So I setup my Nikon D750 on a tridpod with a Rokinon 14mm F2.8 lens. I set the camera for full manual, set the exposure to 20 seconds and set the ISO to 800. I then configured the intervalometer to take an image every 22 seconds (this allows for download time). I starting taking images around 9:30 PM and stopped at 3:30 AM. I ended up with a bit over 1,000 images.

Of those I only found 3 decent meteors (but lots of planes and satellites).

The image below show an unusual meteor. The interesting aspect is that it is below the string of Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. You can also just barely make out Uranus just above Mars.

So, I have 9,997 images of the south-eastern sky if anyone wants one.

Roger
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Roger M.
Celestron CPC1100 EDGE, Stellarvue 130T refractor dual mounted on iOptron CEM120 on permanent pier mounted in Observatory. Imaging camera ZWO ASI2600 OSC, guide camera Lodestar or ZWO ASI290MM.
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