Long Partial Sequence and Totality 1 - 2017 Total Solar Eclipse
This composition captures the entire total solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 in a sequence of partial phases and the corona during totality.
The partial phases where shot with a Vixen ED100SF refractor, a Thousand Oaks solar filter (Type 3), and a Nikon D810 DSLR.
The image of the corona was produced with an Astro-Physics 105EDT refractor and a Nikon D800 DSLR. The corona is a composite of 57 separate exposures (1/2000 to 2 seconds) combined and processed using Photoshop CC 2017 and Photomatix Pro 6.
The image above is available as a Custom Print.
Additional eclipse photos can be seen at: 2017 Total Solar Eclipse Photo Gallery.
For more information on this event, see: EclipseWise 2017 Total Solar Eclipse.
Technical Details
- Title: Long Partial Sequence and Totality 1 - 2017 Total Solar Eclipse
- Date/Time: 2017 Aug 21 at 17:44 UTC
- Eclipse Circumstances: Altitude = 54°, Azimuth = 143°, HA = -1.41
- Location: Casper College, Casper, WY
- Mount: Losmandy G-11 German Equatorial Mount
- Telescope 1: Vixen ED100SF Refractor (100mm, f/9, fl=900 mm)
- Camera 1: Nikon D810
- Filter 1: Thousand Oaks glass solar filter (Type 3)
- Exposure 1: 1/4000 sec, f/9, ISO 200
- Telescope 2: Astro-Physics 105EDT Refractor (105mm, f/5.9, fl=616mm)
- Camera 2: Nikon D800
- Exposure 2: 1/2000 to 2 seconds, f/5.9, ISO 200
- File Name: TSE2017-seq15-1Aw.jpg
- Processing (Adobe Camera Raw): Exposure Adjustment, Clarity, Sharpening, Noise Reduction
- Processing (Adobe Photoshop CC2017): Curves, Layers
- Rights: Copyright 2017 by Fred Espenak. All Rights Reserved. See: Image Licensing.
