April 8, 2024 in Atkins, AR N35.2101 W92.9313
I had a few issues; I accidentally set the camera file format to JPEG instead of RAW, I couldn't align the scope properly so tracking was off a bit and many pictures aren't centered, I had difficulty focusing, there was some camera shake, there's a hot pixel that needs to be edited, and I didn't set the exposure correctly at 3rd contact. But it was an awesome experience and we got very lucky with the weather! We were less than 1/2 mile from the centerline and got 4:16 of totality. I had a Meade LX200 Classic with 56mm Super Plossl eyepiece for visual observation and piggy-backed a Canon 7D Mark II and Canon EF 100-400mm IS USM lens and Extender EF 1.4x III for photographs.
August 21, 2017 in Ravenna, NE