· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu… uh, User You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Astrophotography and Sketching >> Beginning and Intermediate Imaging Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 Charlie Hein Postmaster Reged: 11/02/03 Loc: 26.06.08N, +80.23.08W Nohrmal is the Jan13 Bright Challenge Winner!       #5656107 - 02/01/13 10:51 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Who has brought us the best image of the Quadrantid Meteor Shower, or any other recent meteor shower like the upcoming Geminids which peaks on the night of December 13th? Vote for your favorite from the following entries: ldesign1 Here's my contribution. I managed to capture two meteors in this part of the sky facing the constellation Gemini. Geminids Meteor Shower - 2012 Camera: Canon EOS 30D Optics: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM Lens @ 24mm Frames: 64x30s @ ISO 800 (In-Camera Calibration) Temperature: 27º F Time: 5:14 a.m. Software: DeepSkyStacker, Photoshop CS5 Be sure to check out the higher resolution Geminids Meteor Shower - 2012 on Astrobin to see the annotations. Click on the image to see it at full screen size. Nohrmal Got lucky and caught one meteor despite the clouds. The meteor is in Monoceros, Sirius & Canis Major are to the right. Geminids - December 11th 2012 in Texas Equipment: Canon Rebel 1000D & 18-55mm lens on tripod EXIF: 18mm, 20s, F3.5, ISO 1600 Software: Lightroom 1920x1080 link * Which image wins? Users may choose only one (17 total votes) ldesign1 7 41% Nohrmal 10 58% Edited by Charlie Hein (02/10/13 06:52 AM) Post Extras:       Charlie Hein Postmaster Reged: 11/02/03 Loc: 26.06.08N, +80.23.08W Re: Nohrmal is the Jan13 Bright Challenge Winner! [Re: Charlie Hein]       #5671888 - 02/10/13 06:53 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nohrmal is the Jan13 Bright Challenge Winner! Please let us know what the March Bright Challenge target will be as soon as you can! Charlie Post Extras:       Nohrmal member Reged: 02/11/12 Loc: Nacogdoches, TX Re: Nohrmal is the Jan13 Bright Challenge Winner! [Re: Charlie Hein]       #5673429 - 02/11/13 01:56 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Cool, thanks! How about Comet PANSTARRS? Hopefully it puts on a good show in March. Post Extras:       ldesign1 professor emeritus Reged: 09/17/09 Loc: Northern Illinois Re: Nohrmal is the Jan13 Bright Challenge Winner! [Re: Nohrmal]       #5673449 - 02/11/13 03:05 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Great job Nohrmal! Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 5 registered and 14 anonymous users are browsing this forum. Moderator:  Undermidnight, fishonkevin  Print Thread Forum Permissions       You cannot start new topics       You cannot reply to topics       HTML is disabled       UBBCode is enabled Thread views: 17 Jump to *Announcements and News* -----   Cloudy Nights Announcements   Discussion of CN Articles, Reviews, and Reports   Celestial Events*General Astronomy* -----   Beginners Forum   General Observing and Astronomy   Outreach   Light Pollution*Equipment Discussions* -----   ATM, Optics and DIY Forum   Binoculars   Binoviewers   Cats & Casses   Classic Telescopes   Equipment   Eyepieces   Mounts   Observatories   Reflectors   Refractors    Video and Electronically Assisted Astronomy*Astrophotography and Sketching* -----   Beginning and Intermediate Imaging   Film Astrophotography   DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing   CCD Imaging & Processing   Solar System Imaging & Processing   Sketching   Astro Imaging/Sketching Contest *Observing* -----   NEO   Planetary and Solar System Observing   Lunar Observing   Deep Sky Observing   Double Star Observing   Solar   Variable Star Observing and Radio Astronomy*Telescope Specific Forums* -----   Celestron NexStar    NexStar GPS / CPC Telescopes   Questar Forum   Meade ACF/RCX / LX / GPS    Meade ETX*Speciality Forums* -----   Arizona Science and Astronomy Expo   NEAF (Northeast Astronomy Forum) and NEAIC (Northeast Astro Imaging Conference)   AstroArt   Astronomy Clubs and Star Parties   Astronomy Software & Computers   AstroWebsites   Science! Astronomy & Space Exploration, and Others   Space Rocks   Stellar Media*Swap and Shop* -----   Shop and Swap Audio Components*CN Feedback and Vendor Announcements* -----   Vendor and Group Announcements*International Year of Astronomy 2009 - Forums are now closed.* -----   IYA Archive Info CN Forums Home

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