Taurid
Meteor
Uploaded 11/08/08
The
Taurid meteors are a very broad stream which spans about a week
in duration in November. The robotic barn door and XTi were pressed
into service once again, and the camera exposed, and tracked
the zenith from 7:30 pm to 4:30 am with an automated series of
90 five minute exposures. The results were one Iridium flare,
and later about 1am we finally got our single Taurid fireball.
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All sky fisheye view of the winter Milkyway
at around 1 am. The fireball is on the left edge.
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1290 x 960
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Enlargement which has been rectified of the
meteor.
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640 x 480
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Using Maxim Dl's Line profile function,
I made this intensity trace of the meteor
about the same scale as the above image.
You can see the terminal burst on the left.
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640 x 480
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Instrument: Sigma 8mm f/3.5 fisheye lens
Platform: Robotic Barn Door Mount
Camera: Hutech Modified Canon XTi @ ISO400
Exposure: 5m
Filters: None
Location: Payson, Arizona
Elevation: 5150 ft.
Sky: Seeing 8/10, Transparency 7/10
Outside Temperature: 45F
Processing Tools: Photoshop CS2, Maxim DSLR
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