I am pleased to announce that Curtis Knight will have the title as "events coordinator" for our forum. I'm sure you all will agree that this position is much needed. Give Curtis kudos for stepping in and offering his time to set up these events. Thank you Curtis!
Posted by Darren White on July 17, 2007 at 6:15 PM
Congrats Curtis! I think organizing group events is an awesome way to bring faces to the names and just catch up with eachother while we all enjoy this sport we love so much!
Shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot (pictures). Hey, everyone, I'm off tomorrow (although weather is going to be crappy) and this upcoming Monday and nowhere to shoot. Can you save us, Event Man?
Posted by Curtis Knight on July 18, 2007 at 11:59 AM
Hi Folks. Thanks for the words of encouragement guys! as many of you know, I was events coordinator a couple years ago, but had to step down for personal reasons. Life has settled down a bit since then, and in another month or two I'll actually be able to handle a fair hike... just in time for Fall color!!!
Remember that I won't be a moderator. I tried that once... let's just say my temperament doesn't match up with the requirements of the job )
I'll be trying to keep you all posted on photography-related events going on in the PNW, including major celestial events like moon set at sunrise, moon rise at sunset, etc... I'll see what I can do about creating some sort of low-tech calendar for the events page.
Also bear in mind that I probably won't make it to every little photo shoot that we organize (note I said "we"; I need you all to help me out here ) I will, however make every effort to participate in "major" events. The ones that make it onto the events page. The first of which will probably be a Fall color shoot... I'm planning to do at least one major event for each season, and more if there is a special circumstance, or we all just decide we need another major shoot!
Finally, send me your suggestions! either post them in the forum (best) or send an email via the link on the events page. That is still going to Erik or Rick at this point, but I'll get to work on changing that this week.
Posted by Darren White on July 18, 2007 at 1:38 PM
Lets not forget about this.......maybe no one else is interested, I don't know but I would bet that Mr. Adamus or Rick L would love to have some killer stars or meteors over their nighttime landscapes.....I know I would!!!
PERSEIDS (maximum August 13, 5h UT [August 12 @ 10pm PDT; August 13 @ 1am EDT])
(radiant drift map from IMO)
Moon: New (no interference)
Best viewing window: Sunday evening, August 12, from the end of evening twilight until morning twilight on Monday morning, August 13.
Recommended for: Anyone interested in meteors.
The Perseids are probably the most-watched annual meteor shower. The shower has a very long duration, from about July 15 through August 25. The shower is most interesting around its peak on August 12 or 13. This year, the Moon is perfectly placed and will not interfere for several days before and after the maximum. The shower's normal peak time favors observers from eastern North America to western Europe, but everyone should get a good show on peak night.
The radiant is above the horizon the entire night for observers north of latitude 32N, but it is fairly low at the end of evening twilight. Evening Perseid rates are low, then, but there are usually enough meteors to be interesting. Serious observers will watch all night long.
Predawn rates for observers with truly dark skies may exceed 80 Perseids per hour, with a nice sprinkling of sporadic and minor shower meteors added to the mix. Adjacent mornings from August 10 through August 15 are well worth watching, although rates will be significantly lower (down to 10 Perseids/hour at the extremes).
Perseids are fast meteors and tend to be fairly bright on average. An occasional fireball is seen.
Discussion
6 repliesI was unaware of such an opening.....
So when are we going shooting!!!!!????
Email me if interested in tagging along.
Kevin
Remember that I won't be a moderator. I tried that once... let's just say my temperament doesn't match up with the requirements of the job
I'll be trying to keep you all posted on photography-related events going on in the PNW, including major celestial events like moon set at sunrise, moon rise at sunset, etc... I'll see what I can do about creating some sort of low-tech calendar for the events page.
Also bear in mind that I probably won't make it to every little photo shoot that we organize (note I said "we"; I need you all to help me out here
Finally, send me your suggestions! either post them in the forum (best) or send an email via the link on the events page. That is still going to Erik or Rick at this point, but I'll get to work on changing that this week.
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PERSEIDS (maximum August 13, 5h UT [August 12 @ 10pm PDT; August 13 @ 1am EDT])
(radiant drift map from IMO)
Moon: New (no interference)
Best viewing window: Sunday evening, August 12, from the end of evening twilight until morning twilight on Monday morning, August 13.
Recommended for: Anyone interested in meteors.
The Perseids are probably the most-watched annual meteor shower. The shower has a very long duration, from about July 15 through August 25. The shower is most interesting around its peak on August 12 or 13. This year, the Moon is perfectly placed and will not interfere for several days before and after the maximum. The shower's normal peak time favors observers from eastern North America to western Europe, but everyone should get a good show on peak night.
The radiant is above the horizon the entire night for observers north of latitude 32N, but it is fairly low at the end of evening twilight. Evening Perseid rates are low, then, but there are usually enough meteors to be interesting. Serious observers will watch all night long.
Predawn rates for observers with truly dark skies may exceed 80 Perseids per hour, with a nice sprinkling of sporadic and minor shower meteors added to the mix. Adjacent mornings from August 10 through August 15 are well worth watching, although rates will be significantly lower (down to 10 Perseids/hour at the extremes).
Perseids are fast meteors and tend to be fairly bright on average. An occasional fireball is seen.