August 9th 2130 GMT Meteor Hunt

[Astronomer, Reinvented]

At 2250 GMT, I caught my first Perseid meteor of the year. I did a long process, involving GraXpert and GIMP, producing a widefield shot and a closeup. https://www.flickr.com/photos/philippughastronomer/53110542216/in/dateposted-public/

[+Glafnazur]

Nice one Phil. I saw 7 last night and one sporadic, I am hoping I caught at least one of them on camera.

[Astronomer, Reinvented]

On 12/08/2023 at 10:28, Glafnazur said:

Nice one Phil. I saw 7 last night and one sporadic, I am hoping I caught at least one of them on camera.

 

After a lot of experimentation, I suggest a high ISO, as short a focal length as you can get and 6 seconds exposure. This gives the best contrast between stars and meteor and Most satellite trails appear on the preceding and/or following frames.

[+Glafnazur]

Thanks Phil, I'll have to give that a try.