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Eclipse Pictures From Riverton, Wyoming
by Howard Jackman 25 Aug '17

25 Aug '17

My first ever Total Solar Eclipse and I can't even begin to find the words to describe it, what an experience! It's one that I will forever be grateful that I was able to have. Now I want to see it again! My first attempts at photographing it were very challenging, but I'm happy with the results all things considered and will try to do better next time, All were shot with a Nikon D750 attached to a 10" SCT with a f/6.3 focal reducer and extension tubes, you can see my efforts on my flickr page here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/27963332@N06/albums/72157687866122646 Thanks!Howard

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Total Solar Eclipse--21 August 2017
by Dave Gary 24 Aug '17

24 Aug '17

I’ve posted this album to Flickr. I have not cleaned up the photos and don’t have time to do so at the moment. What impressed me most about the eclipse was the difference in air temperature I felt at totality. Sorry, no H-alpha filter, just white-light filtered photos. > https://www.flickr.com/photos/78046474@N06/albums/72157687999587425 <https://www.flickr.com/photos/78046474@N06/albums/72157687999587425> Dave

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Total eclipse
by Dave Gary 23 Aug '17

23 Aug '17

Thanks, Joe. Yep, I was bound and determined to get it all. Dave

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My eclipse photos
by Jared Smith 23 Aug '17

23 Aug '17

http://smithplanet.com/archives/the-great-american-eclipse I'm thrilled with how well the photos came out. Feedback is very welcome. I used an 8" Newtonian telescope with a Canon T2i DSLR at prime focus and a Canon T5 with a 250mm IS telephoto lens. Both an an equatorial mount. Exposures were controlled and fully automated via Solar Eclipse Maestro - this is some amazing software. All I had to do was adjust the mount pointing occasionally to keep things centered and remove/replace the filters when prompted - it did all the work for both cameras capturing 326 photos with the correct ISO, exposure time, and mirror lock up settings. It was an incredible experience! I'm making plans for 2024 already. Jared Smith

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Total Eclipse
by Joe Bauman 23 Aug '17

23 Aug '17

Hi friends, Here's one of the photos I took of the total solar eclipse yesterday, from a site about 35 1/2 miles south of Donnelly Idaho. I used my old Nikon D-70 at ISO 200 and a zoom lens set to 400 mm. The photo was taken at 1/20 of a second, f/8, and the camera was hand-held. Thanks for taking a look, Joe https://www.flickr.com/photos/30804018@N08/36352153810

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Total Eclipse
by chuck.hards 22 Aug '17

22 Aug '17

Great shot, Joe! Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone -------- Original message --------From: Joe Bauman via Utah-Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Date: 8/22/17 9:54 PM (GMT-07:00) To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Total Eclipse Hi friends, Here's one of the photos I took of the total solar eclipse yesterday, from a site about 35 1/2 miles south of Donnelly Idaho. I used my old Nikon D-70 at ISO 200 and a zoom lens set to 400 mm. The photo was taken at 1/20 of a second, f/8, and the camera was hand-held. Thanks for taking a look, Joe https://www.flickr.com/photos/30804018@N08/36352153810 _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] A few eclipse shots
by chuck.hards 22 Aug '17

22 Aug '17

It was an awful drive home for sure. I-15 & highway 20 had many other roads feeding into it, as well. Just added to the mess. I thought for sure that you were taking a bus, for some reason. ;-) Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone -------- Original message --------From: Joe Bauman via Utah-Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Date: 8/22/17 6:20 PM (GMT-07:00) To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] A few eclipse shots Very nice, Chuck! Thanks! On our way home, driving about 30 miles took nearly four hours. We were in narrow canyon country, one lane each way, with traffic stopped frequently or creeping along at a walk many other times. The problem was that many cars were backed up in another road that intersected ours (Idaho 55) and our route was closed so often to let them in that it was at a standstill much of the afternoon. I tried to switch off the engine when I could, but then everybody would creep forward five feet and I'd have to start up. Will post an eclipse picture soon. Best wishes, Joe From: Chuck Hards <chuck.hards(a)gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2017 4:37 PM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] A few eclipse shots I've got hundreds of stills and hours of video to process, but have a couple just to share. Here's a link to a short Photobucket slideshow. What an experience, eh? I was awake for 36 hours, finally got to bed at midnight last night, and slept until noon! The only bad part was the drive home. Slow, bumper-to-bumper traffic from Thornton Idaho to Ogden Utah. We were only about 600 meters from the centerline. photobucket.com/user/JethroTull1958/slideshow/ATM/Solar%20Eclipse?sort=3 _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options". _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".

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A few eclipse shots
by Chuck Hards 22 Aug '17

22 Aug '17

I've got hundreds of stills and hours of video to process, but have a couple just to share. Here's a link to a short Photobucket slideshow. What an experience, eh? I was awake for 36 hours, finally got to bed at midnight last night, and slept until noon! The only bad part was the drive home. Slow, bumper-to-bumper traffic from Thornton Idaho to Ogden Utah. We were only about 600 meters from the centerline. photobucket.com/user/JethroTull1958/slideshow/ATM/Solar%20Eclipse?sort=3

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Forward from Shoshana
by Chuck Hards 22 Aug '17

22 Aug '17

For some reason the list software didn't send this message on, so I'm forwarding it for Shoshana. From: Shoshana E <ebertzs(a)comcast.net> To: utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com Cc: Bcc: Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2017 12:52:39 -0600 Subject: Re: Utah-Astronomy Digest, Vol 174, Issue 21 Didn't see Mike's reaction. We were in Casper and had perfect views and I was even able to use a beefy tracking mount from Sky Watcher vendor . Was trying to juggle photographing with naked eye viewing . Got some really good photos of Bailey's beads and Totality but the diamond ring was a naked eye. It was one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen! The diamond sparkled like a hard diamond with lights bouncing all around inside and the band of the ring so thin just gorgeous! I didn't get a good photo of it but it's in my brain for good. Hope you all traveled home safely and had a great eclipse. Funny when trying to get my very well fitting Mr. Starguy filter off my 600 mm lens we bumped it and threw the the sun right out of the frame . But the other camera took up the slack. Things happen. On to 2024. Speakers at Astrocon were awesome. National Solar Observatory folks were at our hotel too so we talked tho them about their research. Best, Shoshana Ps the PST worked great!

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Pure awe
by Robert Patty 22 Aug '17

22 Aug '17

Mike's expression sums up totality. https://1drv.ms/i/s!Apqu4X3wrzRanGpLtiTyR3-T-txl -Robert

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