Meteor

While this tutorial on photographing meteors was written for one particular meteor shower, the Leonid shower of Nov 18, 2001, it can be used any time one wants to try ones hand at shooting "shooting stars".
The Leonids
In the hours before dawn onSunday November 18ththe annualLeonidmeteor shower will take place. This year some are predicting that instead of ashowerwe may have astorm, with as many as 4,000 meteors per hour. To assist people in doing photography of the Leonids here are some tips on how to photograph meteors.
Note that there's a bonus this year. The moon doesn't rise until late morning, making the night as dark as possible for viewing faint meteors.
For those of us on the East Coast of North America the peak will be about 2 hours before dawn, at about 5:00 a.m. This corresponds to 4:00 a.m. CST, 3:00 a.m. MST, and 2:00 a.m. PST. Bring lots of coffee and plan on having a nap on Sunday afternoon.
For photographers on the East Coast, be aware that there won't be to...