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Going to have another bash at doing a meteor shower in the early hours of 4th Jan (Quadrantid). Looks like clear skies from midnight to 3am and then it will become misty/foggy (according to Met office). The moon is around 5% and so that should help and I'm in an area of low light.
Could do with some camera settings tips please. Here's what I'm taking plus some settings I think I'll go for
Nikon D850
Lens is Nikkor 24-120mm f/4 (not ideal, but the fastest lens I own that's even remotely 'wide')
Tripod + 3-way head
Flask of hot hot coffee (it's going to be -4C)
Focal Length: 24mm
Aperture: f/4
Shutter: 20 seconds (checked and this seems okay by the rule of 500)
ISO 2000 (should this be higher?)
Long Exposure NR disabled
Interval around 5 seconds
Shoot length - 2 hours
I'll set the focus about 1/2 a metre beyond Hyperfocal - is that the best way to get stars into sharp focus? I'm not going to get hung up on aiming toward the radiant given my focal length isn't particularly wide anyway. In any case there is a Gallow on the hill I'll be shooting from and I think that would look great if I can get any kind of silhouette from it in the final image.
Any advice from those of you experienced in this kind of photography will be gratefully received. Only the second time I've ever tried it.
Could do with some camera settings tips please. Here's what I'm taking plus some settings I think I'll go for
Nikon D850
Lens is Nikkor 24-120mm f/4 (not ideal, but the fastest lens I own that's even remotely 'wide')
Tripod + 3-way head
Flask of hot hot coffee (it's going to be -4C)
Focal Length: 24mm
Aperture: f/4
Shutter: 20 seconds (checked and this seems okay by the rule of 500)
ISO 2000 (should this be higher?)
Long Exposure NR disabled
Interval around 5 seconds
Shoot length - 2 hours
I'll set the focus about 1/2 a metre beyond Hyperfocal - is that the best way to get stars into sharp focus? I'm not going to get hung up on aiming toward the radiant given my focal length isn't particularly wide anyway. In any case there is a Gallow on the hill I'll be shooting from and I think that would look great if I can get any kind of silhouette from it in the final image.
Any advice from those of you experienced in this kind of photography will be gratefully received. Only the second time I've ever tried it.