Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Congratulations SonC on such an auspicious birthdate. Not everyone has their birthdate marked with such a fine event! According to some NASA readings, the Perseids will peak this year at 2200 UTC on the 12th. I don't remember them being so tightly bunched up in time as the Leonids mini-storms were last fall. One web site I viewed suggested that the wonderfull 'earth grazers' are best seen shortly after 9 PM local time when Perseus is just rising above the night's horizion. I hope to spend Saturday night out watching from Mt Pinos here in southern California. It's 60 miles from L.A. and 8000 ft (2400 M) altitude give it some very nice dark skies. Its a local Mecca for astronomy buffs. The plan is to shoot some Fuji Sensia 400 through an R19mm and see if I can capture anything besides the L.A. to San Francisco shuttle flights. As to removing distortion from thick glass.... remove the glass? IMHO, watching a meteor storm through a window is a bit like stopping at a fine restaurant and paying to watch others eat. John Bohner two good links http://www.spaceweather.com/ and http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2002/07aug_horseflies.htm Others having written >> I didn't know, but I enjoyed the last Leonids. It sounds flippant, but > >can't you open the window or go outside? When are they at their height? >> >> Stuart Phillips >The Perseids play at their height in the early morning of August 12. >I was born in the early morning of August 12, so when you watch them, >make a toast to SonC! - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html