First good Sky Cam footage - Geminid Meteor Shower

[Ri22o]

It took some scrubbing to find some good ones, but here is some meteor action from early this morning with my Sky Cam Rig.

 

[Flintstone61]

NORAD called, they want a Livestream sent to Colorado.

 

[Keyboard]

I only saw 3 "shooting stars". Where there more?

 

[Ri22o]

I only saw 3 "shooting stars". Where there more?

The best I could tell, this is what I saw.

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:14
:26
:58
1:04
1:26
1:32
1:46
1:55
1:57
2:09
2:44

 

[Parley]

You should be able to spot Santa and his reindeer.

 

[Ri22o]

You should be able to spot Santa and his reindeer.

I thought about trying to put something together for my daughter.

 

[StevenFromTexas]

I only saw 3 "shooting stars". Where there more?

That's all I saw.

 

[Ri22o]

That's all I saw.

I counted 12.

 

[wittaj]

I could see all the ones he gave a time for.

 

[StevenFromTexas]

I counted 12.

Well, I'm not watching a second time. My eyes are crossed from staring and I think I got a headache from concentrating too much.

 

[Keyboard]

Well, I'm not watching a second time. My eyes are crossed from staring and I think I got a headache from concentrating too much.

I'm with you on that one! Staring that long felt like I was taking an optical test.

Based on what @Ri22o says, we only saw 25% of the meteors. In other words, we failed the eye test.

 

[Ri22o]

I'm with you on that one! Staring that long felt like I was taking an optical test.

Based on what @Ri22o says, we only saw 25% of the meteors. In other words, we failed the eye test.

I am sure watching on a computer screen vs a phone will likely make a huge difference as well.

 

[StevenFromTexas]

I am sure watching on a computer screen vs a phone will likely make a huge difference as well.

I watched it on a 28" monitor. Maybe I need to go buy one of those tiny phones with a tiny screen and sign up for phone Internet access.

 

[looney2ns]

Be sure that you are choosing 4K in the YT player.

 

[JDreaming]

I watched it on a 28" monitor. Maybe I need to go buy one of those tiny phones with a tiny screen and sign up for phone Internet access.

I also watched on a 4K 28" monitor and I could see around 10 the first time. Maybe 3 extra very bright one, and some not quite as bright and last shorter duration.

 

[Timokreon]

If you blink, you will miss 3 or 4. It's that quick. I only see 9, but.. :shrugs:

 

[DezertManiac]

You got some nice captures, the one, with the houses all decorated is pretty awesome, what settings did you use if you don' mind me asking, I did not get so lucky this time, I was in a rush and did not have time to mess with shutter speed and other settings (should have save settings from previous meteor showers). Having that camera pointed directly up at the sky (I think) definitely helps a lot.

 

[Ri22o]

You got some nice captures, the one, with the houses all decorated is pretty awesome, what settings did you use if you don' mind me asking, I did not get so lucky this time, I was in a rush and did not have time to mess with shutter speed and other settings (should have save settings from previous meteor showers). Having that camera pointed directly up at the sky (I think) definitely helps a lot.

Image is all 50, but Sharpness is at 35.
Exposure is Manual/Custom set to 50-50ms. Gain and NR are set to 50. (Shutter locked at 50ms is basically 1/20)
Backlight is BLC

These are what I run them at the rest of the time, as well. I feel it's a good compromise without too much ghosting.

 

[DezertManiac]

Image is all 50, but Sharpness is at 35.
Exposure is Manual/Custom set to 50-50ms. Gain and NR are set to 50. (Shutter locked at 50ms is basically 1/20)
Backlight is BLC

These are what I run them at the rest of the time, as well. I feel it's a good compromise without too much ghosting.

Gotcha, Thanks!