Luna-tic Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 I live in NC but in the 98% area so I travelled to my brother-in-law's house near Clemson where it was 2min 33sec of totality. Setup is a Celestron C6, filtered and 6.3 focal reducer, 2" star diagonal and Nikon D3400. I shot filtered until just at 2nd Contact, got Bailey's beads, then popped the filter off and got immediate totality. Reversed that at 3rd contact, managed to get a Diamond Ring and more Beads. This was my first attempt at eclipse photography, and I'm satisfied with what I got. I shot over 150 images, from 1st contact to 2nd contact at 10 minute intervals and varying shutter speeds. I left my ISO at 800 for the duration. I got about 20 images during totality, shooting constantly and changing shutter speeds. After 3rd contact I shot for another ten minutes, maybe 30 more images, then quit. I figured the rest was like the first, only backwards. Note: Can someone explain the artifact I got in my Diamond Ring shot? I'm thinking diffraction and/or coma from glare on the primary mirror at the moment of 3rd contact, but tell me if that's wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtreemchaos Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 great set of shots mate, well done. thanks, charl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarsG76 Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 Nice set of Eclipse images.. Love 'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Presland Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 Lovely report and set of images. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racer888 Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Very nice, glad you had good weather! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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