[AZ-Observing] Re: May 20th Eclipse from Page, Az
- From: Don Hinchliffe <don.hinchliffe@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 23 May 2012 23:03:27 -0700
I finally got some of the photos processed. Here is the best so far. Eclipse
Photos<https://plus.google.com/photos/104873397025982677406/albums/5745975128795791473>
on
my Picasa Album.
On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 8:59 AM, Don Hinchliffe <don.hinchliffe@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> We were in Page as well. Setup at the Best Western. My First Total
> (annular) eclipse!!! I cannot wait until 2017!
>
> I used an AstroZap Bader Solar filter in front of my XSi with 300mm zoom.
> I just dumped (no processing) all my photos into a video at 0.25 seconds
> per frame. From first contact to sunset. http://youtu.be/ETbSLonHO54 I
> tried to get a lot of frames as the moon touched the edge. Looking forward
> to really processing the photos to see the details.
>
> On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 7:36 AM, Steve D. <fester00@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Rosie and I set up 3 telescopes to view the eclipse at Wahweep View,
>> just outside Glen Canyon Recreational Area on Sunday. We set up early
>> Sunday afternoon, showing a "pre-eclipse view" to several dozen visitors
>> and astronomers. We had an 8" LX200 SCT, ("Tina") with a Thousand Oaks
>> Type II filter, our usual 6" F/4.5 yellow solar scope, ("Sunny"), and a
>> 60mm F/9.3 Vixen refractor with Baader film. My sister Kay got a fast
>> lesson on running the refractor and did an excellent job with the
>> public. I counted 156 views through the 8", with dozens more people
>> taking pictures through it with point and shoot cameras and cell
>> phones. I was first to yell out "FIRST CONTACT!" as the fun began.
>> Overall, it was a great experience. I'll be writing an article for the
>> SAC newsletter on the whole weekend.
>>
>> On our way out of Page, stopped at a gas station, a gentleman comes up
>> to the truck and asks if we were set up on Wahweep View during the
>> eclipse. I said yes and he showed me a telephoto shot on his camera
>> he'd taken from Lake Powell. It was the setting Sun, still 70% covered
>> by the Moon, with about a dozen observers and visitors in silhouette.
>> Amazing photo! He agreed to send it to me, and I'm seeking permission to
>> publish it in the newsletter.
>>
>> Steve Dodder
>> Chairman, SAC Novice Group
>> Coordinator, Grand Canyon Star Party, North Rim
>> Director, Stone Haven Observatory
>>
>> fester00@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>> http://www.stonehavenobservatory.com
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