Anyone going to be trying to shoot this tmrw nite? From what I read the 'peak hour' isnt good for North America :[ (Its during the day)
"The Draconids are usually considered to be a minor shower. In 2011, Earth is set to run straight into the thickest part of the space junk. Some experts are predicting a meteor shower of up to 750 meteors per hour! The shower is expected to be so intense that NASA is already developing plans on what to do should the meteors damage satellites, including the inhabited International Space Station."
Im going to try my luck but Ill prob have more luck w/ Oranids on the 21st
Would love to see some shots of this if anyone manages to get some good ones.
One of my objectives was to test the night photo ablility of my camera. Being on the road home tomorrow, will try to see what I can get tonight then the way of flying rocks :-)
@mikegifford Nice one! That is a bummer :[ - I had clear skies but only saw one meteor and didnt manage to get a shot of it unfortunately. I hope to have more luck on the 21st
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"The Draconids are usually considered to be a minor shower. In 2011, Earth is set to run straight into the thickest part of the space junk. Some experts are predicting a meteor shower of up to 750 meteors per hour! The shower is expected to be so intense that NASA is already developing plans on what to do should the meteors damage satellites, including the inhabited International Space Station."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draconids
Im going to try my luck but Ill prob have more luck w/ Oranids on the 21st
Would love to see some shots of this if anyone manages to get some good ones.