Total Solar Eclipse Videos
I was able to take two videos with the Lunt LS50THA using the ZWO AS103MC. I compressed them both down to 15 seconds.
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I was able to take two videos with the Lunt LS50THA using the ZWO AS103MC. I compressed them both down to 15 seconds.
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In preparing for the solar eclipse, I experimented with different SharpCap settings. I settled on these settings: Exposure – 1 ms Gain – 45 Gamma – 25 Brightness – 0 Those settings resulted in the image below. I also added the full listing of settings after taking the image. [ZWO ASI034MC] Pan=0 Tilt=0 Output Format=AVI
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I went to Madras, Oregon to view the total solar eclipse at Oregon Solarfest. I setup a couple of cameras. The first was using a solar filter over a telephoto lens on my Canon. I took a couple of shots during the first contact phase. The main effort was using the Lunt and ZWO to
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I connected the ZWO camera into the Lunt eyepiece holder but I wasn’t able to get it to focus. So, did some research on the Internet. The trick is to unscrew the eyepiece holder and screw the ZWO camera directly into the diagonal. The pull the diagonal back from the telescope to get it close
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We created a Mean Obliquity of the Ecliptic Astronomy Calculator.
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We created a Horizon to Equatorial Astronomy Calculator.
Horizon to Equatorial Read More »