Originally posted by Thurisaz
Originally posted by C.H.U.D.
... the fact that it's something ET that is causing it!
oh this is something that I know very little about, so the above is very interesting! If you have the time, maybe you could expand on this?
Anything that did not originate here on Earth can be considered to be "extra terrestrial". That doesn't necessarily mean little gray men are
involved
Originally posted by Thurisaz
I will definitely do that! I need to buy a new telescope asap so I can watch the sky. I have seen so many unusual things lately. I would even like
to set up some recording equipment to 'catch' the things I have seen.
Like a shooting star going backwards and it joined up with another star that seemed to have an aura around it. When it joined up, the aura went away
and in a split second, it was a bright star again. Not sure what it was, but my friend and I both saw it and she saw it moving first and said, "hey,
I don't know what that is, but it is weird"...and it was. So, yes I would love to get a really state of the art scope and DVD recorder to just get
some of the things I see when I gaze up with my own eyes!
A telescope is a good idea for sure. Great for looking at planets, the moon, galaxies, and NEOs. If you want to photograph stuff through one you can
too, but some will be much better for photography (if you want to make high resolution/publishable photographs). For filming general stuff, most
scopes should do.
Someone who has a scope will be able to give you better advice... I have a long photographic lens which doubles as a short focal length (for a
telescope) telescope, which is enough for me, as my interest is mainly in naked-eye observing (meteors), and wide angle sky photography.
Edit to add: the event you describe above, sounds like odd behavior for a meteor. More details would be required to confirm what it might have been,
but in general, meteors stick to a fixed set of behaviors - they are fast (compared to other stuff in the sky) usually, they fly along a straight path
and do not slow down/speed up/stop. They can fly in any direction, even "up" from the horizon - don't confuse this with flying "up from the
ground"! They can show many colors. Most will only be visible for under a second, though in extremely rare cases they can last for up to ~45 seconds.
You'd have to be lucky to see one last for more than 5 seconds, let alone that long!
Originally posted by Thurisaz
Not sure if I could get anything that would do that? I would spend the money in an instant! Even if it is big dollars!
As I said, it depends what you want to catch, if it's just general stuff, see above. If you want to try and catch meteors, you need wide angle
lenses, and an image intensifier for the fainter meteors. Fireballs don't require an intensifier, but you'll need to run your camera for at least a
few nights to have any chance of catching one, unless it's during a shower peak. It's possible to spend quite allot depending on your intended
purpose.
I'm just interested in catching still photographs of meteors using DSLRs and ordinary camera lenses. If you want advice on the equipment and how best
to to this, I can go into detail!
For general "ufo" photography, look in the UFO forum for advice.
Originally posted by Thurisaz
Did anyone record this shower? I will have a look on You Tube and everywhere else as I would like to see it!
Unfortunately, very little that I know of, apart from a few photographs. The outburst that night caught
everybody off guard, as it occurred the
night before the predicted peak of the shower. It was by pure chance that I noticed what was happening, and it's the reason I became interested in
photography - I vowed that night that I would have a camera at hand for the next time.
There is however lots of footage (and photographs) from the 2001 storm. U2U me and I'll send some over to you if you are interested.
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There are lots of little twinkles but big bright stars...not that many. 