1 August 2008 Total Solar Eclipse

Eclipse Collage

Inner Corona

Corona

Details:

The total solar eclipse of 1 August 2008 was visible from a track starting near the northernmost sections of Canada, over the northern arctic then through Siberia and into China. I chose to head to Novosibirsk, Siberia, in the Russian Federation. The location had a better than 50% chance of clear skies for the time of year, and this proved to be accurate. With rains that morning, and that evening(!), the moments of the actual eclipse were crystal clear.

I brought with me the following equipment:

Nikon D200 DSLR
Nikon 300mm telephoto lens
Bogen Manfrotto 190XPROB 3 Section Aluminum Pro Tripod
Bogen Manfrotto 3275 / 410 Compact Geared Head with Quick Release
A home made solar filter using Baader solar film
The Nikon right angle finder
The Nikon IR remote control, shutter release

An animation of the eclipse can be seen here. Note that it is 2Mb in size. The frames are 5 minutes apart throughout the entire eclipse.

For a complete set of images of the eclipse, the afternoon celebrations, and the last night in Novosibirsk, select this link. You will be brought to a slide show of individual images.

Subject: Total Solar Eclipse

Telescope: Nikon 300mm Telephoto

Mount: Bogen Manfrotto 190XPROB 3 Section Aluminum Pro Tripod and Bogen Manfrotto 3275 / 410 Compact Geared Head with Quick Release

Imager: Nikon D200 DSLR

Subject:	Total Solar Eclipse
Telescope:	Nikon 300mm Telephoto
Mount:	Bogen Manfrotto 190XPROB 3 Section Aluminum Pro Tripod and Bogen Manfrotto 3275 / 410 Compact Geared Head with Quick Release
Imager:	Nikon D200 DSLR

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