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Mary Brown
{K:71879} 3/5/2006
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You do have a lot of patience, Pierre. Neat that the one is pointing right to Polaris. Good work putting this all together. I missed thi meteor shower this year, as i have missed most astronomy related things since the summer. My telescope is not going to recognize me when I take it out again.
MARY
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Pierre Martin
{K:3355} 2/9/2006
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Hi Darlene,
Likewise, I really enjoy your images! They're truly a source of inspiration... Sorry I haven't had time to comment on all your pictures but I do view and appreciate them and visit often :0)
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Darlene Boucher
{K:15739} 2/7/2006
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Hi Pierre, It was 75 degrees here today but the temperature is dropping, think it will be in the 40's tonight.....and that's cold for us! I really enjoy your images and hope to see more of them real soon! Take care my friend! Darlene
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Pierre Martin
{K:3355} 2/7/2006
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Thanks Darlene! I was busy enough viewing and photographing that I managed to forget (somewhat) the bone-chilling cold! It was fun! Since that night, it's been a lot more mild here with many days above the freezing mark. We're having a rather strange winter here in the Great White North...
Hope all is well in Louisiana.
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Pierre Martin
{K:3355} 2/7/2006
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Thanks Todd!
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Pierre Martin
{K:3355} 2/7/2006
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Hi Brian,
Thank you kindly for your comments! It does take lots of patience as even for an avid amateur astronomer, such events don't happen too often. The weather around here is not exactly as good as you might think. As a matter of fact, it's been quite solid overcast for several weeks now. I've been just as frustrated on many occasions where I got clouded out during some kind of rare sky phenomena. But during my outings last year, I managed to catch a surprising number of auroras... a lot of them unexpected too! :0)
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Pierre Martin
{K:3355} 2/7/2006
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Thanks Dave! Yeah, when it comes to photographing meteors, it is really all about luck.... lots of it! ;0) Most times, the bright meteors always seem to happen on my back or well away from the camera's field of view. Despite the glow from the Full Moon, I came out quite pleased with these natural fireworks.
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Darlene Boucher
{K:15739} 2/6/2006
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Incredible image Pierre! Well worth the wait (for us!) I'm afraid I would have wimped out in that freezing cold! Beautiful, can't wait for next year! Take care my friend! Darlene
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Todd Weeks
{K:7636} 1/30/2006
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Hi Pierre,
Not bad for a moonlit night! ;^)
Great capture of these fireballs in Ursa Minor. Must be a thrill to see these pictures for the first time when you get home.
Todd
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brian underdown
{K:-960} 1/29/2006
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Pierre very well done on capturing a phenonema ,i can appreciate the length of time and patience required to capturing something like this.i often look for the meteor trails during leonids and persieds however much of the time the cloud cover kills the event.you seem to have a extremely good location for the sky events has i see auroral shots in your portfolio.well done and nice PS work.
brian
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Dave Stacey
{K:150877} 1/29/2006
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A very unique and interesting shot, Pierre! You were especially luck to get that one pointing straight to polaris! It's interesting to see Ursa Minor as well, as in the city at least, it's usually not easy to see. Very well thought out and executed!
Dave.
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Pierre Martin
{K:3355} 1/29/2006
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Thanks Laurie! It sure takes lots of luck and patience to attempt this (especially in the cold) but the end results can often be rewarding.
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Pierre Martin
{K:3355} 1/29/2006
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Here's the constellation lines added in to show Ursa Minor...
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Laurie Gould
{K:11942} 1/29/2006
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I can only imagine the amount of work that went into producing this. It was well worth it though b/c the result is fantastic. I like that one streak is brighter than the others. :)
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