Greetings all…
Against my better judgment, I decided to capture this morning's eclipse. Since totality was from 2:52 a.m. to 4:23 a.m., I set up the scope in the backyard last night. I grabbed a couple hours of sleep, got up for the big event, then went back to back to bed for three hours when it was over. I was dragging today, but it was worth it. Three people from my office, who otherwise have no interest in astronomy, also got up to see some of the eclipse. As a reward, I emailed them a couple of my images.
All shots with taken with this set-up: Celestron CPC-800 + f/6.3 focal reducer + Olympus E-1 DSLR controlled from my computer. These are the best of 80+ frames.
Fred
Against my better judgment, I decided to capture this morning's eclipse. Since totality was from 2:52 a.m. to 4:23 a.m., I set up the scope in the backyard last night. I grabbed a couple hours of sleep, got up for the big event, then went back to back to bed for three hours when it was over. I was dragging today, but it was worth it. Three people from my office, who otherwise have no interest in astronomy, also got up to see some of the eclipse. As a reward, I emailed them a couple of my images.
All shots with taken with this set-up: Celestron CPC-800 + f/6.3 focal reducer + Olympus E-1 DSLR controlled from my computer. These are the best of 80+ frames.
Fred
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