What angle to photo Metors

[Chewie65]

If, we have clear skies in the Uk, (asking a lot, but ever hopeful) I’m keen to try and shoot the Germinids next Wednesday. 
theyl main direction is from 80degree - near enough east. 
which way should I look to get the best length of them. I tried 180 onto them with the Perseid but not much success - the full moon didn’t help much though ! 
thanks in advance for your help 

[Tomatobro]

Point it near enough straight up and adjust the position so that the lens is seeing all sky with no trees or buildings etc.

[Chewie65]

Thanks, I was hoping to use a foreground feature, but can work around the angle of that

[scotty1]

3 hours ago, Chewie65 said:

Thanks, I was hoping to use a foreground feature, but can work around the angle of that

Foreground can be a good idea to give scale to the photo. Usually meteors look shorter if you are facing directly at the radiant, as they are tracking end on. 

https://ukmeteornetwork.co.uk/news/professional-tips-how-photograph-meteors/

 

Here's a couple I got of the Persieds 

 

 

Edited December 9, 2022 by scotty1

[Chewie65]

On 09/12/2022 at 23:05, scotty1 said:

Foreground can be a good idea to give scale to the photo. Usually meteors look shorter if you are facing directly at the radiant, as they are tracking end on. 

https://ukmeteornetwork.co.uk/news/professional-tips-how-photograph-meteors/

 

Here's a couple I got of the Persieds 

 

 

Thanks, atleast Perseids last a bit longer (next August forecast looks amazing) the very short burst /windowfor the germinids this year, is just over an hour on the 14th Dec. Hey ho, I make plans and the weather forecast currently says fat chance of clear night. Got to love this hobby in the uk 🤣🤣🤣

[scotty1]

8 hours ago, Chewie65 said:

Thanks, atleast Perseids last a bit longer (next August forecast looks amazing) the very short burst /windowfor the germinids this year, is just over an hour on the 14th Dec. Hey ho, I make plans and the weather forecast currently says fat chance of clear night. Got to love this hobby in the uk 🤣🤣🤣

It maybe clear on Thursday, I thought the Geminids lasted longer than it.

[Chewie65]

On 11/12/2022 at 20:47, scotty1 said:

It maybe clear on Thursday, I thought the Geminids lasted longer than it.

They do last longer, but Tonight (Wednesday) peaks at 60+ an hour. Tomorrow is 10 max . It seems odd, that’s it’s basically a monsoon of then one night but just a drizzle the others 

[scotty1]

1 hour ago, Chewie65 said:

They do last longer, but Tonight (Wednesday) peaks at 60+ an hour. Tomorrow is 10 max . It seems odd, that’s it’s basically a monsoon of then one night but just a drizzle the others 

I see some sites had the peak as yesterday into today. 

[JeremyS]

Geminid rates tend to drop rapidly after the peak