[LargeFormat] Leonid Meteor Shower

Clive Warren largeformat@f32.net
Fri Nov 30 08:36:05 2001


At 20:09 27/11/01 +0000, Pete Caluori wrote:
>>From: Clive Warren <cocam@cableinet.co.uk>
><snip>
>>
>>So how did those photos turn out?
>>
>>Did anyone else set up a camera of any sort, shape or description for
>>the meteors?
>There were about 50 people viewing the shower and no one had a camera, 
>including me!  I just didn't think it would be that good!  When I got back 
>home, I set the 120 camera pointed at the North star.  Suprisingly, I only 
>captured one meteor trail in a corner of the frame.  Most of the 
>spectacular tralis I saw earlier, were in the West and South, so perhaps 
>that's why I didn't catch many, or it was too late.

Well at least you had a good view of them. I guess by the deafening silence 
that most people elected to simply watch the show along with a few friends 
and some mulled wine :-)

Keeping my fingers crossed for next year.

Cheers,
            Clive