Get up early, stay up late or not bother?

[bish]

I think I will go out with a pair of bins and camera (70-200mm lens). I could try and take some pictures through my scope but will probably end up making too much noise and  messing up the pictures anyway. I do sometimes take pictures of the sun (with white light filter) with my scope but am using a shutter speed of 1/500th or faster so tracking isn't important. Keep things basic may be my best option (assuming it's clear!)

[JamesF]

Been a lovely couple of days here, but the clouds are just starting to creep in from the west

James

[bish]

Been a lovely couple of days here, but the clouds are just starting to creep in from the west

James

Same here! They had better creep out again,

[Siriusmeg]

Been a lovely couple of days here, but the clouds are just starting to creep in from the west

James

Bah!  Hope they don't get here before the main event then.     Bed early then up at 2 to check for clouds - children want to get up too if it's clear.  Monday at work will be fun - there's no place to rest in a primary school  

[Macavity]

I think I will go out with a pair of bins and camera (70-200mm lens). I could try and take some pictures through my scope...

Looks like it might actually be clear here? At the moment I have a f/400mm ED Frac on the HEQ5.

(All setup to go via white light solar). Nicely frames the full moon, with my Watec camera. Will try to

have a go at a crude time-lapse of the advancing earth shadow. IIRC, this can be quite sharp...

No colour setup immediately to hand, but might try to generate colour with H-Alpha & O(III) filters?

You're never really short of light with a stacking video camera. Even penetrates (modest) cloud!

Have a 70-200mm lens, but unfortunately nothing resembling a standard camera.

Retired, so often end up watching BBC4 or "The Horror Channel" until closedown! 

[bish]

Looks like it might actually be clear here? At the moment I have a f/400mm ED Frac on the HEQ5.

(All setup to go via white light solar). Nicely frames the full moon, with my Watec camera. Will try to

have a go at a crude time-lapse of the advancing earth shadow. IIRC, this can be quite sharp...

No colour setup immediately to hand, but might try to generate colour with H-Alpha & O(III) filters?

You're never really short of light with a stacking video camera. Even penetrates (modest) cloud!

Have a 70-200mm lens, but unfortunately nothing resembling a standard camera.

Retired, so often end up watching BBC4 or "The Horror Channel" until closedown! 

I've remembered to charge my camera batteries. I also have  a load of old horror films on DVD to try and keep me awake!

[bejay1957]

Got the camera on the pod ready.  Will set the alarm for 0200, then try and stay awake/up until my normal alarm time - ready for work :-(

[A40farinagolf]

My plan is as follows;

Nap after full Sunday dinner - can't wait, stay up all night, single malt in the garden listening to the foxes, bed for a few hours then

"work at home" on Monday.

[wookie1965]

I don't go bed until 1.30/2.00 am so if its clear I will stay up and get some pictures  with my new smartphone adapter.

[Pete Presland]

Early night up at 1 30 all the batteries charged ready. Going to use the ED80 for close ups and 80-200mm on other camera.

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[kev]

Cirrus here with some cirro stratus. Been a nice day too. Last night was foggy mind, but it burnt off by 8 so got some morning sun shots in.

Sent from my iPhone so excuse the typos!

[DaveS]

I might set an alarm for 3 o/c get up, look at the eclipse then back to bed, ready to get up at 6.20 for work. Don't plan to do anything special, that's sure to bring the clouds over.

[mfrymus]

Ah, lucky for me, the eclipse is happening between 7p-12a.

So, before bedtime

[David Smith]

Well forecast here is clear sky all night and so far looks good. Will try and catch a nap this evening at some point but then plan to be up for the whole thing. I have kids to get to school and work tomorrow so will be ruined by tomorrow evening   but these things don't come around very often and most of the time they are clouded out. Would be shameful to waste a good opportunity.

Not quite sure what my imaging approach will be, just know I would like to come out of it with an animation of some sort. Could end up being DSLR / 300mm zoom but also could end up DSLR / Evostar 120.

[Mike73]

I've had too many clear nights and not enough sleep so I'm going to pass on it but looking forward to seeing pics of it tomorrow.

[Gina]

The clouds are coming in here.  I was all prepared to point my scope at the eclipse until I heard it would be at tree-top level in the west where my view is pretty poor.  What with tall trees and rising ground.  The moon is certainly larger than usual and just barely fitted in my FOV with MN190 and EX460.  I did some white solar imaging yesterday and the sun fitted with room to spare so the moon is definitely subtending a larger angle than the sun at present.  Oh well...  I saw the last full lunar eclipse - it was lovely.  Took some photos with 200mm lens on DSLR.

[Helen]

Hmmm  Have been up late for the last 2 nights and feeling a bit today, and have a meeting tomorrow morning.  In addition I don't think I'll be able to see the eclipse from my garden because of a couple of large oak trees (nature can be very inconvenient  ).  So I may have to travel.  I would love to see it/capture it - and I don't think I could hold my head up with my family and friends if I stayed in bed!  Maybe a bit of sleep, up out and then back for a bit more sleep.  The meeting should be over by early afternoon, so I can come home and go back to bed if I need to  

Helen

[michaelmorris]

Going to bed at 11:00 and setting the alarm for 01:30.  Then hopefully back to bed at 6:00 and up at 8:00 for a late start at work.  I must be mad!

[bomberbaz]

Set scope out to cool, intend watching at least until max eclipse. Also in meantime will be trying out new EP and OIII filter for some practice on Planetary nebula. Also aiming to do some time lapse on the moon during eclipe and grab some video clips 

[bomberbaz]

I don't go bed until 1.30/2.00 am so if its clear I will stay up and get some pictures  with my new smartphone adapter.

I just bought one myself wookie, how good do they perform?

[michaelmorris]

Hmmm  Have been up late for the last 2 nights and feeling a bit today, and have a meeting tomorrow morning.  In addition I don't think I'll be able to see the eclipse from my garden because of a couple of large oak trees (nature can be very inconvenient  ).  So I may have to travel.  I would love to see it/capture it - and I don't think I could hold my head up with my family and friends if I stayed in bed!  Maybe a bit of sleep, up out and then back for a bit more sleep.  The meeting should be over by early afternoon, so I can come home and go back to bed if I need to  

Helen

I'm shooting out of the (open) loft window else I wouldn't be able to see the whole thing.  Even then it's going to be tight at the end.

[Helen]

<Helen goes upstairs to reccie view from back bedroom>

[Siriusmeg]

I had planned to watch from the bedroom window (and then go back to bed   ) but the kids took over the planning & now we are going to a local airfield with the astro group for what will presumably be a bracing time!  At least it won't be difficult to stay awake with the cold and the wind...

[Davey-T]

Set up camera and 300mm on the SW Star Adventurer as I've never tried the lunar tracking mode, been running for an hour and Moon is still dead centre so that works, now going to amuse myself taking some NB  subs of M76 as It's conveniently placed and I haven't imaged it before

Dave

[LukeSkywatcher]

Its 10pm now. All ive been doing for about a month now is sleeping due to illness. Tonight is the first night im awake after 8pm,so i may as well stay up and catch the eclipse. Its clear outside at the moment so lets hope it stays that way.