meteor showers pics, how-to?

I am interested in attempting to take pictures of next weeks meteor
shower with my digicam. Anyone know if this possible?

I have an Oly 3030z and am not sure howlong a timed shot I can take
although what I am reading says you may need up to a 10 minute exposure
if using 35mm.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,
Mike E

Mike E wrote:
 > I am interested in attempting to take pictures of next weeks meteor
 > shower with my digicam. Anyone know if this possible?
 >
 > I have an Oly 3030z and am not sure howlong a timed shot I can take
 > although what I am reading says you may need up to a 10 minute
 > exposure if using 35mm.

It's possible, but long exposures are still an area where film reigns
supreme, unfortumately. This is because a multiple second exposure will
start accumulating noise.

If you want to experiment, keep the camera as cool as possible, taking care
to avoid condensation when you bring the camera indoors again, and try using
the following freeware dark-frame noise removal program:

<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.girder.nl/hpk" target="_blank">http://www.girder.nl/hpk</a>
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