I'm going to take my old 35mm SLR with a 150mm zoom lens and a tripod. The
pictures will be more like "proof I was there" than great imaging.
Here's one I took with the same equipment in France 1999.
http://www.suaveharv.com/eclipse.jpg
See? it won't win awards, but at least I didn't get stressed trying to take
the snaps. . and I agree with the others. Enjoy the EXPERIENCE rather than
use it as a photo opportunity. Especially if it's your first eclipse.
I can't bloody wait!!!!
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"Jezzer" wrote in message
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Hi,

I'm planning to take my ST80 and use eyepiece projection with my
digital camera. Going to have to practice a bit (being careful to
change the latitude setting on the EQ mount to a roughly Turkish
setting). I'm a bit worried about the solar filter - on for the partial
eclipse, off for the totality, then back on before the end otherwise I
guess it'll fry the camera. Could be fiddly.

Is it inadvisable to take a visual look at totality through the
telescope? It would seem unwise toward the beginning or end but right
at the heart of the event wouldn't it be OK?

Jezzer