Eclipse Photography - Part 5

Index to Eclipse Photography

• Introduction
• The Right Film
• The Right Solar Filters
• The Right Cameras and Lenses
• Image Size Vs. Focal Length
• Super Telephotos and Telescopes
• Telescope Clock Drives and Polar Alignment
• Camera Tripods
• Cable Releases and Right Angle Finders
• Photographing the Partial Eclipse
• Photographing the Total Eclipse
• Solar Eclipse Exposure Table
• The Global Positioning System and Time Signals
• Tape Recorders
• Photographing Pinhole Crescents
• Field of View and Size of the Sun for Various Focal Lengths
• Landscape Eclipse Photography
• Multiple Exposure Sequences
• Eclipse Photography from Sea
• Video Photography of Eclipses
• Some Final Words
• Checklist for Solar Eclipse Photography

Copyright ©2008 by Mark Littmann, Fred Espenak and Ken Willcox

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Solar Eclipse Photography

• Photographing Solar Eclipses
• How To Photograph A Solar Eclipse
• Exposure Table for Solar Eclipse Photography
• Videotaping Solar Eclipses

Solar Eclipse Photographs

• Solar Eclipses: Photograph Index
• 1970 - 1984 | 1990 - 1994 | 1995 - 1999
• Gallery A | Gallery B
• Gallery A | Gallery B
• Gallery A | Gallery B | Gallery C | Gallery D
• Gallery A | Gallery B
• Gallery A | Gallery B
• Gallery A | Gallery B
• Gallery A | Gallery B | Gallery C | Gallery D | Gallery E
• Description
| 1998 Eclipse | 1999 Eclipse | 2001 Eclipse

Solar Eclipse Reports and Photographs

• Photographs and Report of the 1995 Total Solar Eclipse
• Photographs and Report of the 1998 Total Solar Eclipse
• Photographs and Report of the 1999 Annular Solar Eclipse
• Photographs and Report of the 1999 Total Solar Eclipse
• Photographs and Report of the 2000 July 30 Partial Solar Eclipse
• Photographs and Report of the 2001 Total Solar Eclipse
• Photographs and Report of the 2003 Annular Solar Eclipse

Solar Eclipse Predictions

• Solar Eclipse Preview: 2011-2030 - Table and Maps
• Five Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses: 2000 BCE to 3000 CE

Other Links

• Observing Solar Eclipses Safely - Totality
• Solar Eclipses For Beginners
• Lunar Eclipses For Beginners
• Index to Eclipse and Astronomy Photographs
• MrEcipse's Picks - recommendations on cameras, tripods, telescopes, and more

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