.... my meteor collections continued...
| Keyword: Meteors despite bright moonlight | |
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| April 10 2004, 22:22:12 A twin pair of meteors captured in Cen/Car region. The bright one ended near NGC 3372 (Keyhole Nebulae). | April 11 2004 AM 06:18:05(top)- 06:19:13(bot) Meteors detectable despite strong lunar glare.. Two meteors were detected minute apart. Unattended 3-minute exposure video pc processing. [ note ghost circular internal lens reflection] |
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| 'Graffiti' left behind by birds in NGC 3372 mid-frame note the non linear trails created by them. NGC 2602 ( inverted 'v' near lower edge. 1X meteor at shorter 'Y' branch of the lower bird trail. | Moon was in Sagittarius at dawn. I woke up around 4 am, checked my 'catch' no meteors were seen in past 0 - 4am! Then I intentionally placed the watec so that portions of moon will enter the FOV. I rewound the 135 minutes DV-tape and started the recording and gone back to zZZZ! This time my wish was granted.... |