Total Solar Eclipse August 21, 2017 (Total Eclipse with Regulus) (rigel123)

Total Solar Eclipse August 21, 2017 (Total Eclipse with Regulus)

I did not realize I had never uploaded my eclipse pictures from the total eclipse in 2017, so I'll put the various images I captured in this one post. I used a very simple set up so I didn't miss the experience of the eclipse. In the image of me with my set up, the camera was my Canon 7D Mark II with a Canon 18 - 135mm lens used at 135mm so I had a fairly wide FOV. It was fitted with a Baader solar film filter which I removed just before the diamond ring and then replaced just after the second diamond ring. My Lunt LS60T was used for observation during the partial phases. The camera rode on my iOptron Skytracker and I had the remote shutter release so during totality I simply observed all that was going on around me (including watching the shadow race down the hills on the other side of the lake!). It was breath taking and the cheers from all the people followed by the quiet was amazing. The main image was taken during totality simply shooting shot after shot as I spun the exposure wheel to later stack into this picture to show the various layers within the corona.

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Title: Eclipse Sequence

Description: Various stages of the eclipse

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Title: Eclipse Triptych

Description: Both diamond rings and totality

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Title: Cell phone shot of eclipse

Description: Quick cell phone capture to give an idea of the beauty of a total eclipse

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Title: Shadows

Description: Cell phone shot of the shadows on the ground

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Title: Set up

Description: Yours truly with my setup for the eclipse. Canon 7D Mark II with Canon 18-135mm lens fitted with a Baader Solar Filter on an iOptron Skytracker and in the background my Lunt LS60T.

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