Delta-Aquarid Meteor
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2022 1:52 pm
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
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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