Planning for An Eclipse(s)
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Then on April 8th, 2024, there will be a total eclipse passing nearby where my parents live in Texas. They are in the 90% coverage range. I have found another park area in a town about an hour's drive away where I can set up shop and witness the total eclipse in full. I can stay at my folk's place and leave early in the morning and get to the park with hours to spare. The eclipse is at 12:48 PM. This one is a bit more involved for me to manage since Texas is a 1,450 miles drive from my place in Utah, but it gives me a good excuse to visit my family, plus free room and board,
Now, my question is, I know I will need a filter for my telescope, but what filter? It would be cool to be able to make out sunspots, and of course I will want the nice image of the corona. I will be using my Sony color camera to capture the images and my William Optics scope. (Listed in my signature.) I know many of you take exceptional solar images, but that is with special solar telescopes and dedicated solar imaging cameras, yes? Any advise for me?
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cameras : asi 1600mm-c/asi1600mm-c,asi120mc,prostar lp guidecam, nikkon d60, sony a7,asi 290 mm
mounts : eq6 pro/eq8/mesu 200 v2
filters : 2'' astronomik lp/badder lrgb h-a,sII,oIII,h-b,Baader Solar Continuum, chroma 3nm ha,sii,oiii,nii,rgb,lowglow,uv/ir,Thousand Oaks Solar Filter,1.25'' #47 violet,pro planet 742 ir,pro planet 807 ir,pro planet 642 bp ir.
extras : skywatcher f4 aplanatic cc, Baader MPCC MKIII Coma Corrector,Orion Field Flattener,zwo 1.25''adc.starlight maxi 2" 9x filter wheel,tele vue 2x barlow .
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These look very promising and quite affordable. Thank you!JayTee wrote: ↑Fri Apr 21, 2023 2:39 am Bader solar film is what I used at the last annular eclipse that I photographed. You can find it here.
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Looks like a great filter, but it states that it is best suited for a mono-chrome camera, so might not be the best for me.yobbo89 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 21, 2023 2:51 am i use this with a solar filter https://www.ozscopes.com.au/baader-plan ... -1-25.html , enhances solar granulation , i do question on what others do for a totaly eclipes when it is dark out, i guess people take thier filters off ?
As for exposure changes when the eclipse hits, that's a great question. I'll still researching. When I settle on a plan of action, I'll update this thread. It'll will probably be different depending on annular vs total, I would think.
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At full eclipse it is not dark outside, if fact, it's not dark at all! The metering system in your Sony will easily handle auto exposure/time and autofocus even with the solar film in place. So there is no need to research exposure times.JSBach1801 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 21, 2023 6:26 pm As for exposure changes when the eclipse hits, that's a great question. I'll still researching.
Additional info for you: the solar film blocks out so much light that you cannot see anything other than the sun. If you have a second camera or even your smartphone use that to take scenery panorama images. Trying to do that with just one camera is a study in frustration, I know, I've tried!
∞ AP Scopes: #1: TPO 6" f/9 RC #2: ES 102 f/7 APO #3: ES 80mm f/6 APO
∞ G&G Scopes: #1: Meade 102mm f/7.8 #2: Bresser 102mm f/4.5
∞ Guide Scopes: 70 & 80mm fracs -- The El Cheapo Bros.
∞ Mounts: iOptron CEM70AG, SW EQ6R, Celestron AVX, SLT & GT (Alt-Az), Meade DS2000
∞ Cameras: #1: ZWO ASI294MC Pro #2: 662MC #3: 120MC, Canon T3i, Orion SSAG, WYZE Cam3
∞ Binos: 10X50,11X70,15X70, 25X100 ∞ AP Gear: ZWO EAF and mini EFW and the Optolong L-eXteme filter
∞ EPs: ES 2": 21mm 100° & 30mm 82° Pentax XW: 7, 10, 14, & 20mm 70°
Searching the skies since 1966. "I never met a scope I didn't want to keep."
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