My equipment for observing the solar eclipse in Missouri
Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2017 5:15 pm
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.
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.
