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Well,
what can I say. I am disappointed that I didn't get better
images, but oh well, you can still see the streak of the meteors.
For all of these pictures I used a Pentax K-2 camera, 50mm
lens at f/1.7 with Kodak Royal Gold 400 ASA film. The high
cirrus cloud didn't help, but here are some things I would
do differently:
- Use
a better mount. The mounting tripod I was using was pretty
bad and not stable in the sometimes very gusty wind conditions
I experienced, as you'll note in one of the images I've
put here.
- Use
a higher speed film, probably 800 ASA or even 1000 ASA.
The site I was at was dark, but I choose 400 ASA to keep
the grain tight. I paid for it with poorly illuminated meteors.
On the
bright side, this is the first experiment with star trails
at 400 ASA, and it worked pretty well. next time out I'll
try star trails at 200 ASA and 100 ASA to get that grain down
to perfection.
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