Here's a meteor I caught with a camera early this morning (that's Sirius on the right)
http://setisociety.org/meteorat125IMG_0579.jpg
And here is the same meteor showing which way is was going with respect to Orion
http://setisociety.org/MeteorNearOrionIMG_0579.jpg
The time was close to the estimated peak time for the Orionids, but the direction of it makes me wonder if it was a transient (seemingly against the radiant.)
The way I caught it was by using the widest possible view on a Canon Powershot A590, shooting 6 second exposures (that was one shot out of hundreds). The camera was on a regular camera tripod (not tracking), ISO 1600. I clamped down the shoot button with an Irwin Quick-grip clamp while in the multi-shoot mode; that made it a mostly hands-off affair.
Having fun, Jason Higley
http://setisociety.org/meteorat125IMG_0579.jpg
And here is the same meteor showing which way is was going with respect to Orion
http://setisociety.org/MeteorNearOrionIMG_0579.jpg
The time was close to the estimated peak time for the Orionids, but the direction of it makes me wonder if it was a transient (seemingly against the radiant.)
The way I caught it was by using the widest possible view on a Canon Powershot A590, shooting 6 second exposures (that was one shot out of hundreds). The camera was on a regular camera tripod (not tracking), ISO 1600. I clamped down the shoot button with an Irwin Quick-grip clamp while in the multi-shoot mode; that made it a mostly hands-off affair.
Having fun, Jason Higley
