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It's from Pentax K5, Tamron 17-50 set to 17mm ISO 4000 f 3.2 15 seconds. 

54 minutes ago, andrew63 said:

Those settings you've used with a DSLR camera sound capable of recording a good range of meteors to me? I've looked at the exposure that my iPhone sets in meteor mode, for this one it was ISO 2112 5.0s f1.8 and with a very limited phone sensor - not sure how bright this one is though.

Yes in town it's a battle between light pollution and enough ISO to pickup any meteors. There's so many satellites now, that it's easy to mistake one for a meteor when going through photos.  The meteor trails often have colours though.  

I took this about 2am last Tuesday, I'm not sure if it's a Leonid, or satellite. 

This was ISO 4000 f3.2 15 seconds.

Those UKMON cameras seem quite sensitive, to get the same sensitivity on a DSLR taking stills, I'm thinking the ISO would be about 6400? 

Last night it looked like there were a few meteors on the UKMON near Orion. I had my camera with Orion in the frame taking 15sec exposures with ISO 1600 but nothing showed on my photos. Although I expect a bright meteor would show even at ISO 1600. 

I've used ISO 6400 if I'm away from town lights.

The Chelyabinsk super bolide wasn't detected before it exploded,as it's trajectory was masked by the sun. But if there had been time to warn the public I think a few observers would of had there cameras ready. 

Although heading into a bomb shelter may of been wiser. 

This is fascinating and terrifying at the same time.

On 21/11/2022 at 21:58, Leo S said:

Most meteor showers are fickle. They produce low rates for many years in a row. Then when Earth does encounter a rich patch, more often than not you have to be in the right place at the right time to be able to make the most of it. I caught the 1998 Leonid fireball outburst by complete chance, before I knew anything about meteors, but it was the wake-up call that alerted me to future outbursts. I (perhaps naively) decided to sit out the 1999 Leonids, and missed one storm, but I traveled to Australia for the 2001 Leonids, where we saw rates of around 2000+ per hour at peak. If I'd stayed in the UK I would have missed it.

 

That must of been awesome to see all those meteors. Not sure I'm going all the way to Australia to watch meteors! You must be really dedicated to do that. 

As you said luck plays a big part sometimes.

I saw a bright fireball from my garden a few yrs back, I think it was February 2018. It started overhead and headed south, I thought it was a firework when I first saw it, as there were yellow sparks trailing from it. The meteor flashed green twice as it sunk below the houses opposite, silhouetting the roof. There were reports of sightings from Scotland. I actually had my camera in the garden and was just setting it up. If i had done what I'd planned to do, which was set my camera running from the loft. I would of captured it, by taking my camera and tripod into the garden, I delayed just long enough to miss it....🤬

Wish I'd seen this earlier, but turned cloudy/misty here about an hour ago.  🧐

I hoped to try find comet c/2022 e3 ztf with my DSLR and astrotracer. It's not above the horizon until about 4am. Hope it's clear tmrw night, could be a bit  windy though.

38 minutes ago, maw lod qan said:

Because it's peak falls on my birthday every year! 😄

But to be very honest, it's never given me much of a gift!

There is 2032 to hope for, if I don't slip into a black hole before then!🙄

I'll be 77 then if I hold out!

I managed to get out on the night/morning of the 17th/18th around 2:30 and saw one nice one.

Then the clouds closed in.

When I've looked for Leonids it's not been impressive, but it has been prolific in the past according to the reports. 

The Perseids ,and Geminis are usually worth checking as you know.

Not sure how much light pollution you have there? But I'd love those thunderstorms you get.

There's a bright meteor on the UKMON at 04.49 from Basildon. 

I had a DSLR running from 0.100-02.30 only saw one meteor, as I was adjusting my camera, but it wasn't very bright. It was below Taurus heading NW. Tracing it back in may of been a Leonid.

https://www.spaceweather.com/

On 19/11/2022 at 15:10, Ratlet said:

This is winning for me.  Got a very cassette punk aesthetic to it (think steam punk, but 1980s rather than 1880's).

Very elegantly designed but also brutally efficient.  Marvelous.

 

I was thinking it could be part radiogram, a can of pledge and a duster to polish it.  But also looks like it could be mounted on a steam/or sailing ship. 

Visited Stump Cross Caverns in the late 80s, remember it being on a high area plateau. Would like to see how dark it is, it's bortle 4.5-5 hereabouts on a good night.

Also did White scar caverns, and Ingleton waterfall trail. 

Too much cloud would you believe, I called it off at 01.30. 

🤐 If you have a helicopter....

10 minutes ago, andrew63 said:

It's another lovely night in S Wales.

 

 

I'm not jealous 🤥 

Looking cloudy hereabouts , looking better in South West England.

@Leo S I often seen Frankie Lucena' s photos on Spaceweather. 

I just read this about the Winchcombe meteorite. 

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-63631563.amp

On 16/11/2022 at 18:49, Leo S said:

Didn't want to spam this forum with too many threads, so think I'll just post on here. Here's last nights large event - note the fragmentation at the end:

Still going through footage from last night, but it looks like there were quite a few bright Leonids around.

That is quite bright, and the way it found the gap from your perspective was lucky. 

Should be clear spells tonight, not sure the clag will clear here, before rain comes in from the east, and then west! Hopefully the predicted Leonid enhancement shows up.

This is just my view

Tonight should have clear intervals for southern areas, closest to the south coast the better.

Tomorrow night should have clear spells for central southern areas and midlands and eastern England. Cloudy weather moving east and reaching the east coast mid morning 

5 hours ago, michael8554 said:

How long are the exposures ?

The camera buffer may not always empty fast exposures quickly enough to allow more exposures to enter.

When I take 1 sec Flats with my Canon 6D, sometimes I can get 3 in a row, sometimes it stalls downloading the first one.

Michael

 

 

Hello Michael

Thanks for your reply

The exposures are 10-20 seconds, I've tried using another infra-red remote as I have two of the same make and model.  One remote is faulty, as the camera seems to be working as it should be for now. I will test it out tomorrow night.

Hello

I'm wondering if anyone has had a similar problem to this. 

When using my Pentax K70 in continuous shooting mode with wireless remote, the camera doesn't always take a series of shots. Instead it will take a single shot when I press the remote. But without altering any any settings, if I press the remote again it will sometimes take another single shot, or start taking the series of shots as it's supposed to. It will then keep taking the shots untill the battery is low, or sometimes it will stop after a few shots. It seems to make no difference if I use a fully charged battery or not. Every other shooting mode seems to work as it's supposed to. The lens is in manual focus as is the camera. 

Thanks

It's very misty tonight,but mostly clear ATM, only able to get 10sec f3.5 exposure at 1250 IS0 ,as it blows out. 

Edit 

Low cloud now covering most of the sky.

I wonder how cloudy it will be in blighty 🤔

"The Leonids, arguably history’s most important annual meteor shower" ??

Not sure why they wrote it's arguably history s most important meteor shower. 

https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/845129-interesting-leonids-2022/

Check this live cam for the next 15mins +- 100,000 years.

7 hours ago, Leo S said:

North eastern UK?

It's looking like a near perfect night here tonight, albeit cloud forecast at the end.

East Anglia 

I think this misty weather is heading North , make the most of any clear skies you have now.  

Murky moon at midnight