RE: Leonid meteor shower could be truly spectacular

2001-11-19 Thread Kent Gittings
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Steve Larson Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2001 8:11 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Leonid meteor shower could be truly spectacular Hi Bob, Same conditions here, fogged in! Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message

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2001-11-19 Thread John Mustarde
It was cloudy in North Texas also. I drove out to the country anyway, to a fairly dark sky spot I had researched earlier. No luck with the clouds clearing out. I only saw two streaks - nothing I could photograph. I had one interesting experience. I was at a lake, standing a bit away from the

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2001-11-19 Thread Juan J. Buhler
I was in Soda Springs, CA (near Lake Tahoe) at a friend of mine's (he's telecommuting from the mountains, lucky bastard--in the winter he goes out to ski during his lunch break) Got to see just two or three small streaks close to midnight. Stayed up until about 1:30, but it was partly cloudy and

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2001-11-18 Thread Gary J Sibio
at the answer? Regards, Paul Jones - Original Message - From: Gary J Sibio [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2001 5:08 PM Subject: Re: Leonid meteor shower could be truly spectacular At 04:36 PM 11/16/01 +1100, you wrote: Hi, From my

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2001-11-18 Thread Rfsindg
Weather here in Chicago was a bummer too! It is positively balmy for November at 65-70 degrees F. This is at least 20 degrees F higher than average. But, along with the warm air has come moisture and fog. There was no sky visible here last night, only fog below the street lights. Regards, Bob

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2001-11-18 Thread Brendan
Well I just came back, I needed to drive 1hr north due to a fog that covered Toronto, IT WAS AMAZING! I just hope my exposures were right to get it all. ___ Build your own website in minutes and for free at http://ca.geocities.com - This

Re: Leonid meteor shower could be truly spectacular

2001-11-18 Thread Steve Larson
Hi Bob, Same conditions here, fogged in! Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2001 5:07 AM Subject: Re: Leonid meteor shower could be truly spectacular Weather here in Chicago was a bummer

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2001-11-18 Thread Gary J Sibio
At 08:07 AM 11/18/01 -0500, you wrote: Weather here in Chicago was a bummer too! It is positively balmy for November at 65-70 degrees F. This is at least 20 degrees F higher than average. But, along with the warm air has come moisture and fog. There was no sky visible here last night, only fog

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2001-11-18 Thread aimcompute
: Leonid meteor shower could be truly spectacular Well, I didn't have to drive anywhere and the weather was clear. No amazing show however, just the odd streak here and there to the south of my location. Most disappointing and I didn't shoot a single frame. I live in central BC

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2001-11-17 Thread Gary J Sibio
At 04:36 PM 11/16/01 +1100, you wrote: Hi, From my calculations it should start at 4:00am in Melbourne. As its 1:00 am for HK and 2:00am for Tokyo and Melbourne is 3 hours infront of HK and 2 hours in front of Tokyo. What times sunrise in Sydney and Melbourne at the moment? How do you

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2001-11-17 Thread Paul Jones
PM Subject: Re: Leonid meteor shower could be truly spectacular At 04:36 PM 11/16/01 +1100, you wrote: Hi, From my calculations it should start at 4:00am in Melbourne. As its 1:00 am for HK and 2:00am for Tokyo and Melbourne is 3 hours infront of HK and 2 hours in front of Tokyo. What

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2001-11-17 Thread Kevin Waterson
Paul Jones wrote: I worked out the equivelant time in Melbourne to the one shown in Tokyo and HK. I just heard on the time on TV for Melbourne and it does start at 4am. Well, I might just sleep through it all... Weather has turned nasty here in Byron Bay and thunder storms are forcast :(

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2001-11-16 Thread Hiroto Yamashita
Paul Jones wrote: Hi, From my calculations it should start at 4:00am in Melbourne. As its 1:00 am for HK and 2:00am for Tokyo and Melbourne is 3 hours infront of HK and 2 hours in front of Tokyo. What times sunrise in Sydney and Melbourne at the moment? not sure, but here in

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2001-11-16 Thread Brendan
I'm planning a field trip for this, there is a Park in MArkham at kennedy and 14th AVE. The football field is high enough that it is the least light poluted spot with in 1 hr of the city. --- Richard Seaman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: folks, Here's a NASA website talking about the upcoming

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2001-11-16 Thread aimcompute
[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 11:38 AM Subject: RE: Leonid meteor shower could be truly spectacular At 01:13 PM 11/16/01 -0500, you wrote: which brings up my question: What is the minimum exposure for 400 speed slide film at f2.8 that I should use

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2001-11-16 Thread aimcompute
. - Original Message - From: Michael Nosal [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 11:38 AM Subject: RE: Leonid meteor shower could be truly spectacular At 01:13 PM 11/16/01 -0500, you wrote: which brings up my question: What is the minimum exposure

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2001-11-16 Thread Skofteland, Christian
Thanks! That was truly helpful! Christian Skofteland -Original Message- From: Michael Nosal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] See: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/meteor.htm --mike - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and

Re: Leonid meteor shower could be truly spectacular

2001-11-16 Thread aimcompute
] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 12:18 PM Subject: RE: Leonid meteor shower could be truly spectacular Thanks! That was truly helpful! Christian Skofteland -Original Message- From: Michael Nosal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] See: http://www.luminous-landscape.com

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2001-11-16 Thread Peifer, William [OCDUS]
Christian Skoftland wrote: What is the minimum exposure for 400 speed slide film at f2.8 that I should use to photograph the meteors? Hi Christian, An individual meteor is of short duration -- a fraction of a second to perhaps a few seconds duration in the sky, depending on size of the

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2001-11-16 Thread aimcompute
] Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 12:17 PM Subject: RE: Leonid meteor shower could be truly spectacular Christian Skoftland wrote: What is the minimum exposure for 400 speed slide film at f2.8 that I should use to photograph the meteors? Hi Christian, An individual meteor is of short

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2001-11-16 Thread John Coyle
Depends where you are: in Brisbane, 2;30 am Monday morning is the suggested time. I hope it's better than three years ago - got up at 3:30 and saw more satellites than meteors! But I'll give it another go... John Coyle Nicholas John Consultants Brisbane, Australia On Friday, November 16,

Leonid meteor shower could be truly spectacular

2001-11-15 Thread Richard Seaman
folks, Here's a NASA website talking about the upcoming Leonid shower: http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast08nov_1.htm There's a great looking photo on the site, taken with a fisheye over a four hour period. The Leonids are annual, and this one's supposed to be much better than the

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2001-11-15 Thread Kevin Waterson
Richard Seaman wrote: folks, Here's a NASA website talking about the upcoming Leonid shower: http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast08nov_1.htm That all looks good for us in Australia, but I dont know what time I should be looking? anyone? Kevin - This message is from the

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2001-11-15 Thread Paul Jones
[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 3:29 PM Subject: Re: Leonid meteor shower could be truly spectacular Richard Seaman wrote: folks, Here's a NASA website talking about the upcoming Leonid shower: http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast08nov_1.htm

Re: Leonid meteor shower could be truly spectacular

2001-11-15 Thread Kevin Waterson
Paul Jones wrote: Hi, From my calculations it should start at 4:00am in Melbourne. As its 1:00 am for HK and 2:00am for Tokyo and Melbourne is 3 hours infront of HK and 2 hours in front of Tokyo. What times sunrise in Sydney and Melbourne at the moment? not sure, but here in Byron Bay