Sorry Rob, you will have to wait for the next total eclipse before I can oblige. It was a total disaster for me, which started two days ago when I realised that I had booked to go to the theatre. Well never mind I thought, I should still get back before totality starts. Well the play went on longer and so by the time I got home totality was well underway. In my panic to get set up two things happened, somehow the iso setting on my camera had changed to 1600 and so with the long exposures the noise or grainyness was unacceptable and to cap that because I was in a semi-panic the focus wasn't that good. Also I was using a driven mount and forgot to line up with the pole star, and then set the altitude angle incorrectly. The images looked fine on the camera but when I came in and put them on the computer the disaster made itself known. When will I learn to take things methodically and calmly!
Well I have learned a few lessons tonight.
I am however very pleased to see so many of you having a go and with success. Brilliant, well done. I will now climb back in my hole.
Dave
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