Crappy footage of a Meteorite and explosion last night, now I need FOVs for the sky...

[Ri22o]

Well, it looks like I need coverage of the sky now...

Just when I thought I was nearing a happy point with my system, people have to go and submit their crappy videos of this meteorite that came down last night.

My neighbors and I all thought it was an explosion. I saw a flash out of my window about 8:47 and thought it was lightning in the distance. 3 minutes later there was a boom so loud it shook the entire house. Unfortunately I don't really have any cameras that were pointed in that direction that would have seen anything.

Did you hear that? Crews investigate 'loud boom', light flash reported in Indiana

13News is following reports of a loud boom that rocked central Indiana Friday night.

www.wthr.com

 

[wittaj]

Multiply like rabbits....

 

[Ri22o]

Hypothetically speaking, sort of an "asking for a friend" scenario.

What would be a good way to get 360 coverage if all one really cared to see was the sky and horizon? Four 2.8mm cameras on a mount on the top of the roof?

 

[wittaj]

I would go with a couple of the 180 degree cameras or the 4K/T cameras.

Or use leftover cameras from when you update and repurpose

 

[Ri22o]

Hell, looking at what this guy proposes for a setup, I am way overthinking it...

I was considering the 180 cams, but didn't know how well they would do at night when pointed at the sky without really any additional light. Maybe I will throw my 4K-T outside and point it at the sky and see how well it works.

 

[wittaj]

The 4K/T and X are great for weather cams.

 

[Ri22o]

I guess I also forget that it is a mostly "static" image. Everything is moving so slow that it doesn't need the typical exposure for capturing people.

Maybe I will try to get it set up for the meteor shower tonight.

 

[Ri22o]

And we have sky.

 

[wittaj]

Good luck seeing a meteor with that cloud cover lol

You need to install it higher

 

[JDreaming]

And we have sky.

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I don't have a dedicated weather camera, but I intentionally aimed the color4k_X slightly higher because I like to watch the sky when the cloud and weather change.

 

[JDreaming]

Multiply like rabbits....

Ahh... remind me of sebastiantombs. Once a while clicking into some old threads seeing the name make me a little sad.

 

[garycrist]

I find the X series is better at the stars. I use a 5442, an X (3.6) and a T (3.6)
for sky work.

 

[Ri22o]

I find the X series is better at the stars. I use a 5442, an X (3.6) and a T (3.6)
for sky work.

What settings do you use for the T?

 

[garycrist]

Night settings.

 

[Ri22o]

Thanks, I will give those a try.

Are your other Image settings just defaults? Do I need anything special with frame rate?

 

[garycrist]

12 or 15 frames etc. The sky will be blue just like daytime with stars.
The hard part is knowing when to look for the streaks. With the help of a network
and their time, the task becomes easy!

 

[samplenhold]

Ahh... remind me of sebastiantombs. Once a while clicking into some old threads seeing the name make me a little sad.

Why sad? Did I miss something?

 

[wittaj]

Why sad? Did I miss something?

He passed away.

 

[Mike A.]

I must have missed that too somehow. Very sorry to hear.

 

[TonyR]

I must have missed that too somehow. Very sorry to hear.

Yeah, same here.
I PM'd him in Feb., wondering where he was, he said he was in bad shape, hospice to show up soon.
His wife answered back Mar. 2nd and said he passed away on Feb. 25th.
I offered her my condolences and said how much he would be missed around here.