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Annular Eclipse May 20th, 2012

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match.head:

--- Quote from: mbiedermann on February 21, 2012, 01:18:20 PM ---According to the following NASA page, the best US sites to view the eclipse might be in Hawaii or possibly Alaska.

http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEgoogle/SEgoogle2001/SE2012May20Agoogle.html

Cheers

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Not true at all...
The eclipse will not even touch Hawaii or Alaska. The best place to view will be in Nevada, Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico. The Grand Canyon, Lake Powell, Monument Vally, Chaco Canyon, Shiprock, Albuquerque, etc. are the places I'm considering. You could also catch the eclipse at sunrise in Southern China and Japan.

boateggs:

--- Quote from: mbiedermann on February 21, 2012, 01:18:20 PM ---According to the following NASA page, the best US sites to view the eclipse might be in Hawaii or possibly Alaska.

http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEgoogle/SEgoogle2001/SE2012May20Agoogle.html

Cheers

--- End quote ---


by my understanding, southern Japan and northern California/Nevada/Arizona will be in the path for best viewing.  myself in northern California should have a ~5:30pm max (again, if i am reading this correctly).

what would one need to take pictures of this?  would a telephoto and ~10-stop ND filter be enough?


edit: beat me to it match.head!  so i guess this might be doable in the US then

DJL329:

--- Quote from: match.head on February 21, 2012, 02:11:32 PM ---
--- Quote from: mbiedermann on February 21, 2012, 01:18:20 PM ---According to the following NASA page, the best US sites to view the eclipse might be in Hawaii or possibly Alaska.

http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEgoogle/SEgoogle2001/SE2012May20Agoogle.html

Cheers

--- End quote ---



Not true at all...
The eclipse will not even touch Hawaii or Alaska. The best place to view will be in Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico. The Grand Canyon, Lake Powell, Monument Vally, Chaco Canyon, Shiprock, Albuquerque, etc. are the places I'm considering.

--- End quote ---


Clicking on the NASA/Google map shows the duration for that site.  Hawaii and Alaska will see only partial Solar Eclipses.  California will have the longest look in the US (if only by seconds), as the times decrease as it heads east (the Sun's altitude is dropping).  Check the following links for more information:

http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/OH/OH2012.html#SE2012May20A

http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/OH/OHtables/OH2012-Tab03.pdf

TexPhoto:
What you need to shoot it, depends entirely on how you want to shoot it.  Do you want a close-up of the sun, long telephoto.   A sweeping shot of all the people looking dumbstruck, wide angle...  What I would do is google "solar eclipse" photos and pick some that are what you want to come close to.

Filters?  Well for your eyes, but the camera will be fine.  You include the sun all the time in your photos right?  It's the same sun.

I'd be trying for something like this:

boateggs:
that is what i would like to do also.  am i incorrect that a ND filter will be required for the approach/departing?

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