My dad is notorious for missing all the great and fun moments in life because he is always fiddling around with his camera, trying to get the perfect shot, while ultimately failing to soak in the excitement of the moment. Thank you for the advice and I can appreciate what you are all saying. I guess it couldn't hurt to set something up that would be on full auto pilot for many minutes on both sides of the eclipse but I'd want no temptation to spend time on gear.Įdited by Doug D., 09 September 2016 - 12:25 PM. As I understand it from others, its not even just the show directly overhead but how the world looks on the ground. I've not been fortunate enough to see a solar eclipse myself yet but it is on my bucket list and if the weather looks good, I will be in SC for 2017. I've got to agree with George, Bob and Solar B on this one. When I announced "20 seconds left" he said "WHAT?!?!?!" He mainly saw his camera. How many seconds would it take you to get it all working the very first time? More than 162.Ī friend and I went to the 1998 eclipse. Imagine getting your first successful image of the full Moon. You can either watch the eclipse or you can photograph it and just glance at the eclipse. You will not be disappointed.Įdited by BYoesle, 08 September 2016 - 12:15 AM.Īgree. Watch your first eclipse with your mouth agape, where your only distraction is occasionally wiping tears of joy from your eyes. This tip - specifically directed at first-time eclipse viewers - may sound strange because it’s coming to you from the photo editor of the best-selling astronomy magazine on Earth. Why, oh why, would you even consider looking down and fiddling with a camera when you could be looking up at all that heavenly glory? This eclipse will - at maximum - last 162 seconds. I saw the 1979 eclipse in Goldendale and feel the following advice from veteran eclipse chaser Mike Bakich is SPOT ON: I recommend you totally shelve your plan to photograph the eclipse. Seeing how this might be a once in a lifetime opportunity I figured I should put some money on the table and buy a proper imaging rig to capture the rare event. My family and I are planning to visit our friends in South Carolina next year for the solar eclipse. It, however, uses a lossy compression algorithm for its raw file format, which is an immediate disqualifier in my book. The Nikon D5300 looked like a great and affordable "astro" DSLR with its high QE and low light performance. l was thinking about buying a DSLR for the event but I'm not a big daytime photographer, so spending 2.000€ - 3.000€ on a new DSLR seems to be a bit of a waste. It may not be the most convenient and portable solution, but I would feel far more comfortable if my laptop could take the images automatically while I enjoy the solar eclipse myself. Using a piece of software like backyard EOS /Solar Eclipse Maestro for focusing and preplanning of the image sequence is impossible. Furthermore, there is no way to control the shutter speed of the camera outside of an intervalometer. For one the quantum efficiency of the Alpha 55 is rather low and the camera itself is somewhat noisy in low light conditions. There are a couple of reasons why I decided against using my Sony Alpha 55 for the solar eclipse. I am not dead set on a white light set up but all the H-Alpha options that I have looked at were either to expensive or to unreliable and therefore not something I would want to use for a solar eclipse.įor the camera: Have you thought about using a DSLR, convenient, doesn't need a laptop, ability to capture color. Anyway, I would love to hear your thoughts on the setup and whether there are better options out there. Keep in mind that I choose the rather expensive Skywatcher Esprit 100 and Zwo ASI 1600 MM-C because I would also use them for deep sky imaging. Given the limitations I have to work with - and the fact that I would probably want to use my dad's SW Star Adventurer as a mount - I came up with the following imaging setup: So, after seeing this amazing image of the 2006 solar eclipse I figured my best corse of action would be to capture the solar eclipse in white light. Furthermore, I feel like a solar eclipse does not look all that pleasing in H-Alpha. Another problem is that most of the H Alpha telescopes I have been looking at over the past few days may produce some awe-inspiring images of the sun, their price however is way beyond what I would ever pay for a piece of equipment with such limited use. One problem I have is that I need to be able to take the whole equipment with me on an airplane, so it needs to be sturdy enough to take a beating and small enough to comply with airline regulations.
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