Tips on how to take a photo of a Meteor Shower: Know the best ways here

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Here are the tips you need to follow to get the best photo of a Meteor Shower.

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In the very first step you need to choose your Photo Op.

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In the second step you need to get away from city lights and find a place with dark skies.

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 After that you need to use a Heavier tripod to help reduce shaking caused by wind and footsteps, but even a lightweight tripod will do.

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 A wide-angle lens will capture more of the sky and give you a greater chance of capturing a meteor in your shot, so make sure you use a wide-angle lens to capture your target.

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 Then Use a shutter release cable or the camera’s built-in timer.

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With your camera on a tripod, take a test image lasting a few seconds, then use the camera’s screen to review the image.

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We need to aim our Camera to make sure we get the best result even though  we don’t know when or where a single meteor will appear, we do know the general area from which they’ll originate.

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 After this you need to Calculate your exposure time.

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Once you know the maximum exposure time, you can set your shutter priority to that length and let the camera calculate other settings for your first image.

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With your camera settings adjusted, capturing that perfect photo is just a matter of time and luck. 

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