My equipment for observing the solar eclipse in Missouri

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dschultz@hamline.edu
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My equipment for observing the solar eclipse in Missouri

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Hi all:

I will be traveling to St. Louis, Missouri to go observe the solar eclipse. I am not taking any of my telescopes ( I have too many at five!). However, I am taking binoculars and my Nikon digital SRL camera equipped with a 70-300 MM telephoto lenses. I plan to take pictures. I ordered some solar filter material and have constructed solar filters for both the camera and binoculars. I have attached pictures of both. The filters were made out of filter material I bought and then constructed with poster board paper and tape. The filters are not very pretty or elegant but they are functional and cost me really only the amount of the solar filter material I bought ($35). I still have enough material to make another filter if I wish.

Today I tested out my camera and did two photos–one at 1/60 second, the other at 1/40 second. Nothing too exciting to see today but I think I will be able to ably record the phases of the eclipse as it takes place.

Now lets home for clear skies in Missouri.
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dschultz@hamline.edu
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Re: My equipment for observing the solar eclipse in Missouri

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Here are the two pictures of the Sun I took.
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darkskyjim
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Re: My equipment for observing the solar eclipse in Missouri

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looks very similar to mine (i sucked at arts and crafts ;)
Modified Z12 with Pegasus Optics
F5 mirror and custom base
10x50 Vixen binocular
7x50 Celestron Pro binocular
7x35 Mayflower binocular
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cmac7203
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Re: My equipment for observing the solar eclipse in Missouri

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Love it...gotta save a buck when we can!
Celestron 9.25
Meade 826C
Orion Astroview 100
Celston C5
iOptron AZ Mount Pro
Canon 600D
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