by Rafeee » Mon Aug 19, 2024 8:40 am
Divergent Flow
Copyright: Rafael Schmall
https://www.astrobin.com/users/Rafeee/
After more than 5,500 pictures, this was the grand finale of the entire shooting star.
On what I thought would be the last day, when the night was still clear, I thought I would make a complete shot of the Zselic, where I could fit my collected shooting stars.
In this picture, the goal was to see the shooting stars leaving the radiant. Many people think that the shooting stars are in the evening and are spectacular. However, the Perseids are much more active after midnight, when the radiant rises high. In the first half of the evening, we practically do not see half of the shooting stars.
I would say that for me this occasion in 2024 was the most serious and longest occasion when I photographed shooting stars. We have a telescope show for 4-5 days every such season, this year for 6 days. The show starts at 21:30, so by the time the radiant is in the right place, you can go outside to enjoy the shooting stars. Of course, at 10 p.m. there is also a separate live performance in the open air.
Since I can't escape during a presentation, the systems had to work completely autonomously and take photos all night, then turn them off in the morning. Therefore, each camera was protected from the sun by a thermal mirror film and a timer switch was installed on the mechanism to stop at 5 o'clock (so as not to collide).
Image Details:
Equipment: Canon EOS6D, Rokinon 24mm f/1.4, Sigma 8mm f3.5, Omegon Minitrack LX3
10x10sec, ISO10000 és 10 x 30 sec, ISO3200, f2, 24mm
Processing: PtGui, Siril
Location: Hungary, Zselic Starry Sky Park, Zselic Park of Stars
[size=120]Divergent Flow[/size]
[attachment=0]2024_08_13_pan_01_3_2048px.jpg[/attachment]
Copyright: Rafael Schmall
https://www.astrobin.com/users/Rafeee/
After more than 5,500 pictures, this was the grand finale of the entire shooting star.
On what I thought would be the last day, when the night was still clear, I thought I would make a complete shot of the Zselic, where I could fit my collected shooting stars.
In this picture, the goal was to see the shooting stars leaving the radiant. Many people think that the shooting stars are in the evening and are spectacular. However, the Perseids are much more active after midnight, when the radiant rises high. In the first half of the evening, we practically do not see half of the shooting stars.
I would say that for me this occasion in 2024 was the most serious and longest occasion when I photographed shooting stars. We have a telescope show for 4-5 days every such season, this year for 6 days. The show starts at 21:30, so by the time the radiant is in the right place, you can go outside to enjoy the shooting stars. Of course, at 10 p.m. there is also a separate live performance in the open air.
Since I can't escape during a presentation, the systems had to work completely autonomously and take photos all night, then turn them off in the morning. Therefore, each camera was protected from the sun by a thermal mirror film and a timer switch was installed on the mechanism to stop at 5 o'clock (so as not to collide).
Image Details:
Equipment: Canon EOS6D, Rokinon 24mm f/1.4, Sigma 8mm f3.5, Omegon Minitrack LX3
10x10sec, ISO10000 és 10 x 30 sec, ISO3200, f2, 24mm
Processing: PtGui, Siril
Location: Hungary, Zselic Starry Sky Park, Zselic Park of Stars