I got the transparencies back from processing today and have put some of the
images on my web site at
http://members.optusnet.com.au/~w_harridge/leonids.htm
Results were ok, but the display certainly looked better at the time than
the images show. I guess that only the very bright meteors showed up.
...Wayne
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> Dear Zs,
>
> Dragged myself, wife and son out of bed at 02:00 this morning, filled the
> thermos,
> and set out for an 80km drive NE of Melbourne. Found a *very* quiet area
> and
> set up 2 OM-1s on tripods at about 03:40 to catch the Leonids.
> We had seen
> a
> couple of big streaks from the SUV before we actually arrived. Once our
> eyes
> were dark adapted the display was incredible and continued until
> about 05:00
> when the light in the sky washed out most of the stars (along with the
> meteors). I
> don't know what the photographic results will be like, but the effort was
> worth it
> just for the event itself.
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