Recently, when I’ve tried to photograph meteor showers, I’ve taken hundreds of (automated) shots and have been lucky to get one or two nice meteors.  Last night, I took 36 pictures, mostly trying to find a comet, and I ended up with three. I especially like this shot of a corkscrew meteor, which I think is the neatest I’ve ever taken.

Camera geek info:

•             Canon EOS 60D in manual mode set at f/4, 5.0 second exposure, ISO 1000
•             Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM lens, set at 100 mm, manual focus
•             iOptron SkyTracker with ballhead
•             Tripod

Camera geek info:

•             Canon EOS 60D in manual mode set at f/5, 10.0 second exposure, ISO 1000
•             Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM lens, set at 70 mm, manual focus
•             iOptron SkyTracker with ballhead
•             Tripod

Camera geek info:

•             Canon EOS 60D in manual mode set at f/4, 5.0 second exposure, ISO 500
•             Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM lens, set at 70 mm, manual focus
•             iOptron SkyTracker with ballhead
•             Tripod