Leah, you did a good job. Sam
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On Monday, July 24, 2017 Leah S <lphxaz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
please let me know if you have any advice for Vern about tracking mounts for
photographing the eclipse. I have rearranged the thread so you can read it
from the top down
-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Re: Telescope mountsDate: Tue, 25
Jul 2017 01:02:27 +0000From: V B West <wes1234a@xxxxxxxxxxx>To: Leah S
<lphxaz@xxxxxxxxx> >> On 7/23/2017 6:41 PM, V B West wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Why
wife and I amateur photographers (pretty serious actually) and we will be going
to photograph the Aug 21 solar eclipse. I'll be using a 500 mm lens and have
been practicing tracking the sun using my photographic tripod and ball head. >>
it and I keep seeing references to using an equatorial mount. Realizing it isI have read quite a bit about the eclipse and techniques for photographing
On Jul 23, 2017, at 22:25, Leah S <lphxaz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi Vern, > >Hi Leah, Thanks for the quick response. We have been reading and practicing for
nice to hear from you! > > the most important thing - do you have the right
kind of solar filters? > > regarding the question of tracking - are you
planning to do this as a movie? (in which case you would want the sun to be
right in the center of the field at all times) or as a series of stills? (in
which case you can easily keep moving the camera to keep the sun in view). >
here is the most expert advice about eclipse photography:http://mreclipse.com/SEphoto/SEphoto.html ;> > and
http://www.nikonusa.com/en/learn-and-explore/a/tips-and-techniques/how-to-photograph-a-solar-eclipse.html
> > Fred Espenak is THE expert. > > my experience with photographing a
previous solar eclipse (as a series of stills) was that the shutter needed to
be open only for a fraction of a second. but without the right kind of
filter, you can ruin both your camera and the picture. > > best regards, > >
Leah Sapir > > PAS Member > >