'99 Dec 13/14 Geminid Meteor Shower/Bob Yen's WAY OUT Photography

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Dec 13/14

1999
GEMINID METEOR SHOWER

Arroyo Salado (ANZA BORREGO DESERT)

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closeup of meteor, taken w/24mm [ Ursa Major - Leo ] @x:xxam PST 12/14

taken w/16mm [ south ] @xx:xx am PST 12/14

taken w/20mm [ west ] @xx:xx am PST 12/14

taken w/8mm [ allsky ] @xx:xxam PST 12/14

taken w/24mm [ Cassiopeia -> Auriga ], x:xxam PST 12/14

closeup of fireball, taken w/20mm [ west ] @x:xxam PST 12/14

3 meteors, taken w/24mm [ Orion -> Auriga ], x:xxam PST 12/14

near sunrise, taken w/20mm [ east ], x:xxam PST 12/14

3 meteor patrol mounts

INDEX

Meteor Patrol Platform #1 (GP)
- 8mm Fisheye [ all sky ]
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- 16mm Fisheye [ south ]
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Meteor Patrol Platform #2 (EM10)
- 16mm Fisheye [ east ]
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- 20mm wide-angle [ north ]
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- 20mm wide-angle [ west ]
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Meteor Patrol Platform #3 (G11)
- 24mm wide-angle [ Orion <-> Auriga ]
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- 24mm wide-angle [ Auriga <-> Cassiopeia ]
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- 35mm wide-angle [ Orion ]
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EXPEDITION

Equipment

Observation Log

Ran meteor patrol program (7pm-6am), for Dec 13-14. Visually, it was a good show: many meteors observed, including a HUGE fireball. Not as many "extreme" fireballs as in 1998. Photographically, '99 also lagged compared to '98:

Click HERE for LEONIDS '99 report

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