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1998
LEONID METEOR SHOWER

??, Arroyo Salada (ANZA BORREGO DESERT)


NOTE: come back until Dec 1, for MORE images/video/time-lapse movies
[ 11/18 UPDATE: I'm still processing data, please be patient ]



Photo Atlas/Observations



16mm fisheye, (East -> West) 50 deg fireball @11:40pm PST


50mm lens, (above 50 deg fireball)


165mm lens, (60 deg fireball)


fireball debris trail, ~3am in western horizon


closeup of meteor near Zeta-Leo (near radiant): main trail & bifurcated debris trail


radiant meteors around Leo's "Sickle"


radiant meteors around Leo's "Sickle"

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INDEX

• 6x7 lens (45mm 105mm 165mm) [ JUST UPLOADED ]
  Select still-frames
  
  
• (Ultra Wide Angle) 16mm Fisheye
  Select still-frames
  36 frame time-lapse animation
  
  
• (Circular Fisheye) 7.5mm Fisheye
  Select still-frames
  36 frame time-lapse animation
  
  
• (Ultra Wide Angle) 14mm
  Select still-frames
  36 frame time-lapse animation
  
• (Ultra Wide Angle) 20mm
  Select still-frames
  36 frame time-lapse animation
  
  
• (Wide Angle) 24mm
  Select still-frames
  
  
• (Wide Angle) 35mm
  Select still-frames
  
  
• (Normal Angle) 50mm Select still-frames
  Closeups of meteor trails
  4 quadrant composites
  36-frame time-lapse animations
  
  
• (Semi-Telephoto) 85mm Select still-frames
  Closeups of meteor trails
  
  
• Meteor Debris-Trails
  Select still-frames
  video stills of meteor debris-trails
  
  
• VIDEO
  Low-Light B&W video of meteor trails
  closeup video of (dissipating) meteor debris trails
  
  
• EXPEDITION Travel Description/Log of my '98 Leonids Desert Expedition
  
  

UPDATE TIMELINE:

• Nov. 18 :
  • 1st highlight images posted (7.5mm, 16mm, 50mm, 85mm)
• Nov. 24 :
  • additional images posted (7.5mm, 16mm, 20mm, 50mm)
  • scenics, equipment image posted. Also, observation log
  • initial results on time-based histogram: 7.5mm (all-sky), 16mm (full-frame fisheye), 50mm-cluster (~54° x 80° field around radiant)
• Dec. 18 : [ JUST UPLOADED ]
  • 6x7 images uploaded (including closeups of near-radiant meteor w/bifurcated debris trail)
  • debris trail section updated

YET TO COME:

• time-lapse animations (7.5mm, 14mm,16mm, 20mm, 50mm)
• 4 quadrant composites (50mm camera-cluster)
• (6x7) medium-format images
• select still-frames (24mm, 35mm, 85mm)
• select closeups of meteor trails (atmospheric-entry & dissipating-debris)

BOOKMARK THIS PAGE
NOTE: come back until Dec 1, for MORE images/video/time-lapse movies

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• BACK to DEEP SKY page
• BACK to SOLAR ECLIPSE page
• BACK to MAIN page

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RELATED METEOR LINKS

• LIVE! Leonids '98 live webcast from Japan