Total solar eclipse in Tennessee, USA

[naavis 22]

Hello! I traveled to the USA with my partner to witness "The Great American Eclipse", as the locals called it. We first spent a few days in New York and then went on a roadtrip down to Nashville. Two friends joined us there, and we ended up going to Gallatin, Tennessee to watch and photograph the event. We set up our gear on a Walmart parking lot hours before the eclipse to avoid any possible traffic jams. The weather was great, and we saw the eclipse from start to finish. I photographed it using a Canon EOS 60D, 300/4L and a Star Adventurer tracking mount. I controlled the camera with Eclipse Orchestrator, so I wouldn't have to spend time fiddling with the camera during totality. Here are some of the photos I took. You can find more photos at http://www.samulivuorinen.com/

[WaveSoarer 440]

Those are brilliant images. We viewed the eclipse from Stayton, Oregon, and it was an incredible experience. These are beautiful images.

 

[naavis 22]

Thank you!

[Scooot 4,134]

Just looked at these on our big screen. They look amazing, particularly the last, the diamonds are sparkling so much on the pink bands. The 4th is unusual as well with what I presume is a star in the frame. A wonderful set.  

Edited August 27, 2017 by Scooot

[naavis 22]

36 minutes ago, Scooot said:

Just looked at these on our big screen. They look amazing, particularly the 4th, the diamonds are sparkling so much on the pink bands. The 4th is unusual as well with what I presume is a star in the frame. A wonderful set.  

Thank you! And yes, that is indeed a star, Regulus.

[Scooot 4,134]

Just realised I said the 4th twice, I was referring to the last as well of course. ?

[naavis 22]

I finally got around to making a timelapse video of the still photos I took during the eclipse. Here it is.

 

Edited September 19, 2017 by naavis

[tooth_dr 7,810]

Fantastic time lapse. Very well executed.