RE: Anybody else shooting the Leonids?
I should chime in... I was all set to at least observe the Leonids, then came this trip to Ohio... Cloudy and plenty of urban lights. A far cry from back home in Florida - and I could have gone off to my friends place about an hour from me. She owns 20 acres and there may be about eight lights visible from her place - oh well. César Panama City, Florida in Dayton, Ohio -- -Original Message- -- From: Jeff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] -- Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 9:04 PM -- To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Subject: Re: Anybody else shooting the Leonids? -- -- -- C'mon Frank, it's a beautiful and crisp night in TO. Huge -- moon hanging up -- there. -- I'm sure you can find one meteorite to shoot. -- -- Jeff. -- -- - Original Message - -- From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 5:26 PM -- Subject: Re: Anybody else shooting the Leonids? -- -- -- > I wish. -- > -- > 1) I'm stuck downtown, where light pollution will be terrible. -- > -- > 2) It's supposed to rain tonight, so even if I could get -- outside the -- city, I -- > fear there would be nothing to see, and I'd just end up -- cold and wet. -- > -- > 3):-( -- > -- > regards, -- > frank -- > -- > Bill Owens wrote: -- > -- > > If I can get my carcass out of bed early enough, I plan -- on shooting them -- > > with the P30t/Zenitar 16mm fisheye and the Kiev 60/Arsat -- 35mm fisheye, -- both -- > > on Ilford 400 B&W film. -- > > -- > > Bill -- > -- > -- -- > "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The -- pessimist -- > fears it is true." -J. Robert -- > Oppenheimer -- > -- > --
Re: Anybody else shooting the Leonids?
Foggy, cloudy - what better apology could I have had for staying in bed? But I would have preferred to see some of those glowing stones. :-( Bernd - original Nachricht If I can get my carcass out of bed early enough, I plan on shooting them with the P30t/Zenitar 16mm fisheye and the Kiev 60/Arsat 35mm fisheye, both on Ilford 400 B&W film. Bill --- original Nachricht Ende -- freenet Email-Office: E-Mail, Kalender und 30 MB virtuelle Festplatte. Jetzt testen unter www.freenet.de/tipp/emo
Re: Anybody else shooting the Leonids?
On Monday, November 18, 2002, at 05:20 PM, Dan Scott wrote: On Monday, November 18, 2002, at 04:00 PM, Bill Owens wrote: If I can get my carcass out of bed early enough, I plan on shooting them with the P30t/Zenitar 16mm fisheye and the Kiev 60/Arsat 35mm fisheye, both on Ilford 400 B&W film. Bill Me and a friend are going to take in the 10 o'clock early show a little to the north of San Antonio, Texas. I'll be taking either some 800 speed Kodak or Fuji, depending on what's in the bag. Also, a tripod, the ZX-5n w/remote cable, FA 24/2, FA 35/2, A 50/1.7, and the FA 77/1.8--trying to cover my bases in case the moon is putting out too much light for the wider angles. My friend will be taking his Oly 3030 digital. Dan Scott Followup: I had a great time, draining a thermos of coffee and bullsh*tting with my bud. Astronomically, however, the night was a bit of a bust. I did see two faint meteorites but, between the intensely bright moon and the high, patchy cloud cover, conditions were less than optimal. Dan Scott
Re: Anybody else shooting the Leonids?
>Calling for rain in this area for the next 20-24 hours. > >Dave Same here, for the next 20-24 years. :-( Cotty Free UK Macintosh Classified Ads at http://www.macads.co.uk/ Oh, swipe me! He paints with light! http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/
Re: Anybody else shooting the Leonids?
On Mon, 18 Nov 2002, Bill Owens wrote: > If I can get my carcass out of bed early enough, I plan on shooting them > with the P30t/Zenitar 16mm fisheye and the Kiev 60/Arsat 35mm fisheye, both > on Ilford 400 B&W film. For a fleeting moment I thought about it, then I remembered my last year attempt.. Spending all evening ill-prepared in a frigid field somewhere in the Poconos sobering up from the party earlier that evening.. With a ZX-5n I didn't know how to correctly use, yet (I had no idea how toet shutter times of 30s, and I had no cable release, it hadn't arrived!), and my ZX-50, which I could at least set to 30s sets.. Also used the Zenitar 16mm, only to find as I was getting into the car later that morning that the lens had developed a fine layer of frost at some point in the evening. Finally, going to WORK after spending the evening out there to pull an eight hour shift. Sleeping on teh couch in front. Trying to not sleep at my desk. So, I thought about all this in the space of a few seconds, and decided I didn't need to try and photograph leonids this year, especially since not a single frame turned out from the last year. Instead, I slept. That's OK, it looked cloudy out at like 2am, anyway. -- http://www.infotainment.org <-> more fun than a poke in your eye. http://www.eighteenpercent.com<-> photography and portfolio.
Re: Anybody else shooting the Leonids?
At 11:48 PM 11/18/2002 -0500, you wrote: rain & clouds in Chicago, Bob S. The weather report I heard tonight said it would clear up in time (2A-5A) for the peak. It's now 3:00AM. They lied. Gary J Sibio [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~garysibio/ What if squirrels are really the first line in an attack by extraterrestrials and our dogs are trying to warn us???
Re: Anybody else shooting the Leonids?
I checked the weather outside in the evening, checked the forecast and went to sleep. When I woke up and looked outside it prooved that my decision was right - guess I don't have tripod high enough ;-) Pity, as I was happy to see some spectacular astro show... Maciej --- Pojemność skrzynki do 75MB! Wielkość listu do 10MB! Do 5 adresów dla jednego konta! Nowa Poczta WP. Sprawdź! < http://profil.wp.pl/pakiety.html >
RE: Anybody else shooting the Leonids?
Went out from 9:45 to 11:20 central time and did not see anything. Really clear night and bright moon but only saw one shooting star the whole time. I will probably get up at 4:30 and take a look. We'll see then. Good night every one. Glen -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 10:48 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Anybody else shooting the Leonids? rain & clouds in Chicago, Bob S.
Re: Anybody else shooting the Leonids?
rain & clouds in Chicago, Bob S.
Re: Anybody else shooting the Leonids?
- Original Message - From: "David Chang-Sang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 10:00 PM Subject: RE: Anybody else shooting the Leonids? > The only Leonid I would wanna shoot is the one that's long dead and buried > and had the last name "Brezhnev" > > > Smirkingly, > Dave > You'll have to trade you Blad for a Kiev. Jeff.
Re: Anybody else shooting the Leonids?
On Monday, November 18, 2002, at 05:27 PM, Bill Owens wrote: I'm using the P30t because the MZ-S is loaded with Optima 100, and the Kiev 60 because the 645 is loaded with the same. Besides, the K60 is all manual so I don't have to worry about batteries. Bill Glad you mentioned that! I think I'll dig out the battery grip and some fresh AA batteries, too. Dan Scott
Re: Anybody else shooting the Leonids?
I'm using the P30t because the MZ-S is loaded with Optima 100, and the Kiev 60 because the 645 is loaded with the same. Besides, the K60 is all manual so I don't have to worry about batteries. Bill - Original Message - From: "Dan Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Dan Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 6:20 PM Subject: Re: Anybody else shooting the Leonids? > > On Monday, November 18, 2002, at 04:00 PM, Bill Owens wrote: > > > If I can get my carcass out of bed early enough, I plan on shooting > > them > > with the P30t/Zenitar 16mm fisheye and the Kiev 60/Arsat 35mm fisheye, > > both > > on Ilford 400 B&W film. > > > > > > Bill > > > > Me and a friend are going to take in the 10 o'clock early show a little > to the north of San Antonio, Texas. I'll be taking either some 800 > speed Kodak or Fuji, depending on what's in the bag. Also, a tripod, > the ZX-5n w/remote cable, FA 24/2, FA 35/2, A 50/1.7, and the FA > 77/1.8--trying to cover my bases in case the moon is putting out too > much light for the wider angles. > > My friend will be taking his Oly 3030 digital. > > Dan Scott >
Re: Anybody else shooting the Leonids?
On Monday, November 18, 2002, at 04:00 PM, Bill Owens wrote: If I can get my carcass out of bed early enough, I plan on shooting them with the P30t/Zenitar 16mm fisheye and the Kiev 60/Arsat 35mm fisheye, both on Ilford 400 B&W film. Bill Me and a friend are going to take in the 10 o'clock early show a little to the north of San Antonio, Texas. I'll be taking either some 800 speed Kodak or Fuji, depending on what's in the bag. Also, a tripod, the ZX-5n w/remote cable, FA 24/2, FA 35/2, A 50/1.7, and the FA 77/1.8--trying to cover my bases in case the moon is putting out too much light for the wider angles. My friend will be taking his Oly 3030 digital. Dan Scott
Re: Anybody else shooting the Leonids?
The European activity peak is predicted at 5 am here. My alarm clock is set to four, but I dont' know if I'll make it... If I do, I will make a go at LX, FA24/2 or FA31/1.8, loaded with Portra 400VC, which is the only high speed film in house tonight. :-( I'll post something to the list if I manage to get up. If it's good here, it might be worth staying up for in the US too. - Original Message - From: "Bill Owens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 11:00 PM Subject: Anybody else shooting the Leonids? > If I can get my carcass out of bed early enough, I plan on shooting them > with the P30t/Zenitar 16mm fisheye and the Kiev 60/Arsat 35mm fisheye, both > on Ilford 400 B&W film. > > > Bill > > >
Re: Anybody else shooting the Leonids?
looks like it's clouding up nicely here. last year it was clear and then the clouds rolled in. I'll be sleeping in Christian - Original Message - From: "Bill Owens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > If I can get my carcass out of bed early enough, I plan on shooting them > with the P30t/Zenitar 16mm fisheye and the Kiev 60/Arsat 35mm fisheye, both > on Ilford 400 B&W film. > > > Bill > >
Re: Anybody else shooting the Leonids?
On Mon, 18 Nov 2002 17:00:41 -0500 "Bill Owens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If I can get my carcass out of bed early enough, I plan on shooting them > with the P30t/Zenitar 16mm fisheye and the Kiev 60/Arsat 35mm fisheye, both > on Ilford 400 B&W film. anyone have a date/time for Australia east coast? Kind regards Kevin -- Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html Kevin Waterson Byron Bay, Australia
Re: Anybody else shooting the Leonids?
I wish. 1) I'm stuck downtown, where light pollution will be terrible. 2) It's supposed to rain tonight, so even if I could get outside the city, I fear there would be nothing to see, and I'd just end up cold and wet. 3):-( regards, frank Bill Owens wrote: > If I can get my carcass out of bed early enough, I plan on shooting them > with the P30t/Zenitar 16mm fisheye and the Kiev 60/Arsat 35mm fisheye, both > on Ilford 400 B&W film. > > Bill -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer
