Meteors of Perseids 1999 (Aug. 11 1999)


On this day, there was the total solar eclipse from Europe to Central Asia. It was to be in the previous day of the maximal day of the meteors of Perseids. The weather, too, was good in the new moon and went to see a star with the friend. During direct focus photography by the deep sky objects, it put a camera on the telescope and it the photograph took meteors. When taking about 20 comas of film the photograph, sometime, with 2 comas, it was small but meteors of Perseids were included.


direction: Cassiopeia
25:39 (exposure in 8 min.)
It expanded the meteor part of the photograph
on the left by 400 %.
The meteor is falling from the lower right
to the upper left.


direction: Peeruseus
27:12 (exposure in 5 min.)
It expanded the meteor part of the photograph
on the left by 400 %.
The meteor is falling from the upper left
to the lower right.


Common Data:
Location: Nogami, Tanuma town, Tochigi pref., Japan
Lens: 50mm F1.4 Aperture F2.8, Auto-guide, Fuji-film SGA800


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