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.
Tom C. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Waterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL 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 there is a viewing platform and > away > from street lights etc. As I walked down the road, whooosh overhead, a leonid > trail > streaks across the sky, a second later another, and another. > > I arive at the beach and set up my K1000 with cable release, 28mm lens with > manfrotto tripod and > point it at the Southern Cross constellation and start exposing a few frames of > the Kodak 400 > film. After about 10 frames I decided this is not where the action is a swing > the camera to the > North East and expose a few frames in that direction as the Southern sky I had > just been > focused on a minute before bursts into an incandecant display. > > Not to be put off I maintain position and watch as the clouds roll in with > lightening bursting > with it. A few shots are ruined by lightening strikes but I prevail and by 3:45 > am the sky > is completly overcast and a few drops of rain falling. I stay awhile and watch > as the first rays > of light signal the end of any attempt to continue, so I take a parting shot of > the sunrise which > is rather lack-lustre and return home. Did I catch any leonids on film in that > short time. > Well, I had exposures from 10 to 120 seconds, so we will what comes back from > the lab. > > Kevin - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
