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METEORS
Photo Atlas/Observations
'00 LEONID METEOR SHOWER
closeup of meteor, taken w/24mm [ Orion ] @4:40 - 4:45am PST 11/18
photo taken near Mt. Wilson
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'99 LEONID METEOR SHOWER
meteor on 11/17/99 between Gemini & Auriga
photo taken over the (Borrego Desert)
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'98 LEONID METEOR SHOWER
50 deg meteor fireball on 11/16/98 11:40pm PST
photo taken over the (Borrego Desert) eastern horizon, as Leo was rising
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INDEX
I have been photographing comets for 13 years (since '85), for the purpose of outer-tail studies. See my surveys of
This necessitates the use of wide-field lenses, & as the result, I have imaged many meteors (along with the comet being studied). For example, during the Hale-Bopp apparition (Jan '97 - May '97), I distinctly remember MANY meteors seen visually at my dark desert sites. This URL, summarizes some of the comet+meteor images I've accumulated over the years. A portfolio is presented below, followed by an index.
NOTE:
3 years ago (Oct '95), I was photographing Comet DeVico which was in Leo. Ironically, as a prelude to the upcoming '98 Leonid Meteor Storm (?), the wide-field image shows a meteor which seems to have a radiant near Gamma-Leo (as per a Leonid meteor). This, along with the comet & Leo's "sickle" (aka "backward question-mark") over the eastern horizon. See above picture (& below).
