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profdant139
Explorer II
Jul 29, 2018

Trying to find a semi-cool dark place to watch the meteors

The Perseids are coming up -- no moon -- great conditions for boondocking and stargazing. Except that the Eastern Sierra, my go-to location, is full of smoke and is not likely to be clear two weeks f...
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memtb
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Aug 01, 2018
profdant139 wrote:
Some digital cameras (such as my DSLR) still have the bulb setting -- but anything longer than 30 seconds causes "star trails," where the earth's rotation moves the stars and blurs the image.


Thanks Dan, I should have thought about that. Similar to Coriolis Effect on long range shooting. I think you just saved us a lot of disappointment! Good Luck on finding a good location near your home! ??

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