I’m old enough to remember when that was a big factor in dating, though not quite old enough to have used it in such a manner. But in this case, it’s only in reference to two meteor showers due to peak in a few days, the southern delta Aquariids and the alpha Capricornids, both coming in right before the end of the month, which means anytime from this point on. Unfortunately, there’s still a third-quarter (half) moon rising in the wee hours when the meteors start showing up better, which is the case too often, but so it goes. I can guarantee certain results if you stay indoors, however, the same results as if I hadn’t mentioned them at all. C’mon, the temperature is going to be far better than any of the winter storms, so have at it.
As always, I will be back with any spectacular meteor images that I capture, but you know how that trend has been going (no, you likely don’t, but let’s just say that the trove of spectacular meteor images, like my sports trophy case, remains distinctly barren.) I keep hoping, though, which is far more optimistic than I normally am and which might be part of the problem. I don’t know how, really, but at this point I’ll settle for any explanation.
So go ahead and show me up – I’ll be happy for you. Really.
It’s admittedly disturbing that the best meteor trail that I’ve ever gotten, above, was achieved on perhaps my very first attempt with a truly inadequate camera, on print film, well over 30 years ago. Can anyone’s luck remain this resolutely bad? Or is there something radical that I’m doing wrong? I no longer have that Wittnauer Challenger, but I think I have an old Argus C3 ‘Brick’ that I could dig out…