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Date: 14 Aug 2007 12:28:58
From: Pete Lawrence
Subject: Perseids summary image 11/12 August (22 meteors)
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Here's a summary of all trails imaged on the night before maximum. The
two b&w images were taken with a CCD camera fitted with a 28mm f/2.8
lens. The system gave me a field of view approximately 10 degrees
across. The last image shows a pin-point meteor very close to the
radiant position (as it should be of course!).
The two central images in the second row show a glow through Taurus. I
believe this is the Zodiacal Light but I'm currently seeking an
expert's opinion on this one before I post up the full frame images.
The summary file contains 22 meteor trails and is just over 1Mb in
size.
http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/meteors/perseids_11+12-Aug-2007_summary.jpg
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Pete
http://www.digitalsky.org.uk
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Date: 15 Aug 2007 18:53:25
From: Ben
Subject: Re: Perseids summary image 11/12 August (22 meteors)
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Thanks for the info, Pete. It seems like the radiant point
ought to migrate but I lost touch with it.
Ben
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Date: 14 Aug 2007 22:50:39
From: Ben
Subject: Re: Perseids summary image 11/12 August (22 meteors)
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Excellent images Pete with a crafty leaning toward
composition.
Where is the radiant point of the shower? I always thought
it was in that little circlet of stars ESE of Mirfak near
Lambda Perseii and NGC 1528 but when I traced back every
bright Perseid I saw it seemed to coming fron a point between
Eta and Gamma.
Ben
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Date: 15 Aug 2007 10:02:15
From: Pete Lawrence
Subject: Re: Perseids summary image 11/12 August (22 meteors)
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On Tue, 14 Aug 2007 22:50:39 -0700, Ben <bet71743@netzero.com > wrote:
>Excellent images Pete with a crafty leaning toward
>composition.
>
>Where is the radiant point of the shower? I always thought
>it was in that little circlet of stars ESE of Mirfak near
>Lambda Perseii and NGC 1528 but when I traced back every
>bright Perseid I saw it seemed to coming fron a point between
>Eta and Gamma.
The radiant moves considerably throughout the activity period of the
shower Ben. On the night of maximum draw a line from gamma to eta and
turn left by 90 degrees. Move by the gamma-eta distance again and
that's where it lies.
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Pete
http://www.digitalsky.org.uk
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Date: 14 Aug 2007 23:13:42
From: KLM
Subject: Re: Perseids summary image 11/12 August (22 meteors)
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Pete Lawrence wrote:
> Here's a summary of all trails imaged on the night before maximum. The
> two b&w images were taken with a CCD camera fitted with a 28mm f/2.8
> lens. The system gave me a field of view approximately 10 degrees
> across. The last image shows a pin-point meteor very close to the
> radiant position (as it should be of course!).
>
> The two central images in the second row show a glow through Taurus. I
> believe this is the Zodiacal Light but I'm currently seeking an
> expert's opinion on this one before I post up the full frame images.
>
> The summary file contains 22 meteor trails and is just over 1Mb in
> size.
>
> http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/meteors/perseids_11+12-Aug-2007_summary.jpg
>
> --
> Pete
> http://www.digitalsky.org.uk
Very nice. I wish you had a grating to put on your camera, to get
a few meteor spectra!? Ever thought about it? With your skill
it would not take much. If you were closer I would give you a
full ap grating for your camera.
I got all packed up here then clouds moved in Sunday. Never fails.
Jerry
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Date: 14 Aug 2007 22:42:01
From: Pete Lawrence
Subject: Re: Perseids summary image 11/12 August (22 meteors)
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On Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:28:58 +0100, Pete Lawrence
<pete.lawrence.nospam@pbl33.co.uk > wrote:
>Here's a summary of all trails imaged on the night before maximum. The
>two b&w images were taken with a CCD camera fitted with a 28mm f/2.8
>lens. The system gave me a field of view approximately 10 degrees
>across. The last image shows a pin-point meteor very close to the
>radiant position (as it should be of course!).
>
>The two central images in the second row show a glow through Taurus. I
>believe this is the Zodiacal Light but I'm currently seeking an
>expert's opinion on this one before I post up the full frame images.
>
>The summary file contains 22 meteor trails and is just over 1Mb in
>size.
>
>http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/meteors/perseids_11+12-Aug-2007_summary.jpg
Here's the summary image for the maximum night (12/13 August). I've
still to do a fine sweep of all the images taken but that'll have to
wait for a bit. Total number of meteors imaged over two nights: 47.
http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/meteors/perseids_12+13-Aug-2007_summary.jpg
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Pete
http://www.digitalsky.org.uk
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Date: 14 Aug 2007 22:25:28
From: Andy G
Subject: Re: Perseids summary image Brilliant work yet again
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Superb!
I only saw a few as I had only just finished having dinner at Rick Steins
Sea Food Restaurant in Padstow. So made a quick dash across to the harbour
to have a peek.
Well done again Pete
Cheers
Andy
Mr Andrew R Green B.Sc(Hons) FRAS.
Fellow Royal Astronomical Society
Director & Resident Astronomer StarDome,
Director Anglo-Australian Astronomy Education Partnership
"Pete Lawrence" <pete.lawrence.nospam@pbl33.co.uk > wrote in message
news:0d84c3he80aj833potsb5k7srq6hr2r8ob@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:28:58 +0100, Pete Lawrence
> <pete.lawrence.nospam@pbl33.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>Here's a summary of all trails imaged on the night before maximum. The
>>two b&w images were taken with a CCD camera fitted with a 28mm f/2.8
>>lens. The system gave me a field of view approximately 10 degrees
>>across. The last image shows a pin-point meteor very close to the
>>radiant position (as it should be of course!).
>>
>>The two central images in the second row show a glow through Taurus. I
>>believe this is the Zodiacal Light but I'm currently seeking an
>>expert's opinion on this one before I post up the full frame images.
>>
>>The summary file contains 22 meteor trails and is just over 1Mb in
>>size.
>>
>>http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/meteors/perseids_11+12-Aug-2007_summary.jpg
>
> Here's the summary image for the maximum night (12/13 August). I've
> still to do a fine sweep of all the images taken but that'll have to
> wait for a bit. Total number of meteors imaged over two nights: 47.
>
> http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/meteors/perseids_12+13-Aug-2007_summary.jpg
> --
> Pete
> http://www.digitalsky.org.uk
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