Re: Leonids Disappointment

2002-11-20 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Well, I got up at 5:00 AM EST this morning, took my cameras outside, and looked for the Leonids. It was partly cloudy over my suburban New Jersey (USA) location (snip) What a disappointment! Dan Well, if that is all you saw in NJ- I'm glad I didn't get out

Re: Leonids

2001-11-18 Thread Kevin Waterson
aimcompute wrote: It was rainy here until about 5:00 PM. Clouds moved out and it was clear from about 11:00 PM - 12:30 AM. I may have gotten a number of shots during that time, including one with several horizon grazers moving east to north. This was before Leo was in the sky. Its 5:45

Re: Leonids

2001-11-18 Thread aimcompute
PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2001 12:00 PM Subject: Re: Leonids Its 5:45 here in Australia and I have just returned from what was a dissapointing shoot. The forcast was for Thunder storms but at 3:00am it was clear and stars galore. I walked to the beach (about 50 yards) where

Re: Leonids

2001-11-18 Thread Martin Mielke
Hi all Thunder Bay was fogged in this morning, but I took a chance and drove out into the country. Twenty minutes later, I turning off onto a side road. I really lucked out, as the stars were blocked out over much of the sky, but I had clear view to the south-east. I used my K1000 and 28mm

RE: Leonids

2001-11-18 Thread Skofteland, Christian
This morning sucked here in Montgomery County Maryland... Got up at 3:30am and got the MX and LX ready. Walked around the lake I live on to a previously scouted location with a clear view of The SE and Leo. Crisp sparkling morning. Stars were blazing. Saw a dozen or so meteors as I set up

Re: Leonids

2001-11-18 Thread Kevin Waterson
aimcompute wrote: Kevin, I'll bet you got some... maybe some of lightning too? If it is clear here tonight, as predicted, I'm going out again. It's still close to the shower's peak and there still could be things to see. I would like to try again also, what time are we looking at

RE: Leonids

2001-11-18 Thread Brendan
I don't know how my shots will turn out, I was fighting fog and dew on my lens all night, not to mention car head lights. I found a spot in a farmers field but lots of others clued in to. At least I'll have pics of the sunrise and the famers barn :). I'll know the damage tomorrow when I get the