Huge Meteor
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Huge Meteor
Huge Meteor in Peach AZ -
almost did not see meteor on Timelapse playback - TL
2 other cams I already deleted last nights video - Ouch -
on timelapse meteor was just Tiny short streak -
it looked just like other small meteors on TL playback -
so im thinking Im not seeing all big meteors in TL -
no filters
almost did not see meteor on Timelapse playback - TL
2 other cams I already deleted last nights video - Ouch -
on timelapse meteor was just Tiny short streak -
it looked just like other small meteors on TL playback -
so im thinking Im not seeing all big meteors in TL -
no filters
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Re: Huge Meteor
Nice catch!
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Mounts: SW: SkyTee2, AzGTi; iOptron: AZMP; ES: Twilight I; Bresser: EXOS2; UA: MicroStar.
Binos: APM: 100-90 APO; Canon: IS 15x50; Orion: Binoviewer, LG II 15x70, WV 10x50, Nikon: AE 16x50, 10x50, 8x40.
EPs: Pentax: XWs & XFs; TeleVue: Delites, Panoptic & Plossls; ES: 68, 62; Vixen: SLVs; Baader: BCOs, Aspherics, Mark IV.
Diagonals: Baader: BBHS mirror, Zeiss Spec T2 prism, Clicklock dielectric; TeleVue: Evebrite dielectric; AltairAstro: 2" prism.
Filters: Lumicon: DeepSky, UHC, OIII, H-beta; Baader: Moon & SkyGlow, Contrast Booster, UHC-S, 6-color set; Astronomik: UHC.
Observing: DSOs: 3106 (Completed: Messier, Herschel 1, 2, 3. In progress: H2,500: 2180, S110: 77). Doubles: 2382, Comets: 34, Asteroids: 255
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+1
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Hi Jay. A very nice time lapse video catch of the huge/bright meteor. Thanks for sharing this with us on here Jay and +2.
Marshall
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Orion Astroview 120ST f/5 Refractor on EQ3 mount
Celestron Comet Catcher 140mm f/3.64 Schmidt-Newtonian on alt-az mount
Celestron Omni XLT150R f/5 Refractor on CG4 mount with dual axis drives.
Orion 180mm f/15 Maksutov-Cassegrain on CG5-GT Goto mount.
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Good capture! Thanks for sharing!!
I'm hoping to catch some nice Lyrid's pre-dawn tomorrow!!
Dave
I'm hoping to catch some nice Lyrid's pre-dawn tomorrow!!
Dave
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Thanks all -
got lucky 2nd cam pointed mostly up caught meteor
got late start so did not take picture of cams pointing -
so dont know what direction was heading -
added some filters to last did not help much -
got lucky 2nd cam pointed mostly up caught meteor
got late start so did not take picture of cams pointing -
so dont know what direction was heading -
added some filters to last did not help much -
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Wow that is some catch.
I’ve learned a lot since I knew it all.
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Cool as heck! Great catch!
Jim
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Re: Huge Meteor
4 people made meteor Report to IMO -
this is link to report
https://fireballs.imo.net/members/imo_v ... /2022/2496
bottom of map click - With Observation Directions -
this show lines where people listed as directions -
I used glow from Las Vegas as my reference -
seems to be close to others -
on meteors that have large numbers viewers - sighting line go everywhere -lol
this is link to report
https://fireballs.imo.net/members/imo_v ... /2022/2496
bottom of map click - With Observation Directions -
this show lines where people listed as directions -
I used glow from Las Vegas as my reference -
seems to be close to others -
on meteors that have large numbers viewers - sighting line go everywhere -lol
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Celestron Classic 8, Old Sears 60mm f/15 refractor, Old Edmund Scientific 6 inch F/8 newt, GSO 2" Diag, ES 30mm/70, ES 25mm/70, Orion 32 Super Plossl, Mead 24mm MA,
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No trees were killed in the sending of this post. However, a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced
X-Cel LX 18mm, Luminos 15mm, F/6.3 reducer, Luminos 2.5x barlow, Telrad, Celestron 9x50 RACI, DIY Baader Solar Filter, Celestron Skymaster 20x80, Bresser EXOS-2 Goto, Revolution Imager R1
No trees were killed in the sending of this post. However, a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced
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