Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Glen Robinson > A major meteor shower is coming in early November. Is there any > possibility of obtaining photographs of it and how can it be done? Depends where you live, the people I know who're keen to get good photographs of it are travelling *east* from the UK (to India). You don't need much kit for this. A tripod, camera with 35mm or 50mm lens, and a cable release is sufficient. Use 400 ASA film, set the lens wide open, and use shutter speeds of between 5 and 15 minutes (depending on how dark the sky is where you are: lots of street lights = shorter exposure). A clock drive will make it look a little nicer (IMHO), as the stars will be rendered as points rather than streaks. I sold my clock drive years ago during a particularly impecunious period...I really must buy a new one. David Morton dmorton@journalist.co.uk David.Morton@openconsulting.co.uk (+44) 171 917 6272