Re: Cosmic Challenge

[Tom Deering <tdeering@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>You know, this could actually work. If you set up one person in the field
>with a camera (set your axies on the stars) use cell phone and kept a line
>open, you could use an electronic trigger to fire the second camera (if
>you have an electronic shutter). I have a kit I build years ago that is
>designed to fire a strobe with IR, visible light, or sound, with any
>amount of delay you want to set it for. With a little concentrated effort
>and ingenuity, no reason why you couldn't take shots with the same
>meteors in the pic streaking down. I doubt you'd have to bother correcting
>for elevation... --Elliott

In a way, I was only sort of kidding.  If you had identical 35mm cameras,
you could make time exposures using a cellphone, radio or even flashlight,
depending on visibility.  Kid's walkie talkie?  The exposure wouldn't need
to be split second accurate.

I cannot expect to be taking many pictures of the stars here in New York
City.  If the city lights don't get you, the roving bums will.  Central
Park after dark is not like a mountain top in Hawaii.  Maybe the beach at
Coney Island?  :^)

Cheers,

Tom