Re: [APML] Monday's Eclipse (redux?)

["cherrio" <cherrio@shocking.com>]

Hey Scott
How did you do with the Eclipse photo shoot?
Did you get any?
Ray Rochelle

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "NightwatchMan" <night@manetheren.net>
To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2002 7:09 AM
Subject: [APML] Monday's Eclipse (redux?)


> According to CNN there will be a partial eclipse at sunset on Monday for
> those of us on the west coast
> (http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/space/06/06/solar.eclipse/index.html) and
> I'm kind of curious as to how you all would recommend "shooting it".
>  
> I have a 600mm F8, but I don't think my camera has a fast enough shutter
> speed at F8 to shoot the sun. Even if I stack the two neutral density
> filters I have on it. (it would take it down 8 stops) I could probably
> expose it with my 80-400, with the ND filters -- that one stops down to
> F32. 
> 
> I've never shot the sun before -- Do you have any ideas?
>  
> Scott
> 
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