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night time sky #79282 08/13/10 10:06 PM
Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 14 Los Angeles, CA, USA carthick Member
carthick Member Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 14 Los Angeles, CA, USA	I drove to Joshua tree last night just to watch the meteor shower, the sky was clear and the stars were amazing. Did see a few dozen meteors. my question is, is the viewing similar/better from the summit( the moon set around 8pm last night and was not a issue) ps: will post a couple of star trails later tonight.

Re: night time sky carthick #79283 08/13/10 10:18 PM
Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 14 Los Angeles, CA, USA carthick Member
carthick Member Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 14 Los Angeles, CA, USA

Re: night time sky carthick #79284 08/13/10 10:18 PM
Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 14 Los Angeles, CA, USA carthick Member
carthick Member Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 14 Los Angeles, CA, USA	Last edited by carthick; 08/13/10 10:19 PM.

Re: night time sky carthick #79288 08/13/10 11:26 PM
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 992 Likes: 2 Keynot, Want Not Jeff M Member
Jeff M Member Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 992 Likes: 2 Keynot, Want Not	Viewing the night sky from the summit is magnitudes better. (Pun intended.)

Re: night time sky carthick #79297 08/15/10 12:37 AM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 118 Santa Ana, Ca White Tundra Member
White Tundra Member Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 118 Santa Ana, Ca	Carthick, Nice photo at the top above. Am I correct in believing that you were shooting to the NNE ? Can you please tell me, what was your exposure time, aperture setting, and film speed used? I was out in the desert near Barstow between 2 and 4:30 AM, shooting upward, but haven't got my film developed to see if I caught any meteors yet. Wish me luck! Thanks ! White Tundra It's what I drive, not where I live.

Re: night time sky White Tundra #79302 08/15/10 04:12 AM
Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 14 Los Angeles, CA, USA carthick Member
carthick Member Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 14 Los Angeles, CA, USA	Hi , the exposure was nearly 45mins, ISO 200 at f5.6, facing North. and good luck

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