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Old January 13th 06, 09:42 PM posted to uk.sci.astronomy
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Hello group



Looking for some advice.

I am hoping to capture some photographs of the approaching solar eclipse and
I am slightly confused as to which equipment will offer the best chances of
success to an inexperienced hand.



Option 1 and the easiest to travel with would be an old 35mm film camera
with a 200mm lens and a 2x tele-converter but I imagine the size of the
solar image would be small with this? Another problem is I have no solar
filter for this arrangement?



Option 2 is the most portable scope I own: an 80mm refractor (a quite bulky
skywatcher) I do not have an easily transportable EQ drive for this so it
would have to be somehow mounted on a yet to be purchased photo tripod?

I have a home made baader solar filter with reduced aperture for the
refractor would this be any good?

I could then either buy an adapter to couple the 35mm camera to the scope
(difficult to focus?) or I could use eyepiece projection (bracket) to a
small digital camera.



I do not want to get too distracted by all the equipment and so miss the
once in a lifetime event but I would like to capture some photos, any
advice?



many thanks

Darren


 




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