2017 08 21 Eclipse

Total Solar - Eclipse 2017 08 21
Jerry & Lisa Goulet

Date/Time & Place

Eclipse Site

21 AUG 2017 / 18:24:42.7 -18:27:22.7 UT - 36.8756° N, 87.4772° W / Hopkinsville, KY
Map by USA Today
Blue point shows eclipse viewing site.

The Setup

Canon EOS Rebel T5i 700D, Meade ETX90 ( f13.8 ) and EFS 55-250mm

Pre-Eclipse

ETX & Thousand Oaks Type II Solar Filter
(ISO 200, 1/250)

Eclipse between 1^st and 2^nd Contact

Betweem Contacts 1 and 2

ETX & Thousand Oaks Type II Solar Filter
(ISO 200, 1/250)

Between Contacts 1 and 2

ETX & Thousand Oaks Type II Solar Filter
(ISO 800, 1/160)

Between Contacts 1 and 2

ETX & Thousand Oaks Type II Solar Filter
(ISO 800, 1/160)

Totality

Totality Corona with ETX

ETX Corona & Kendrick Solar Filter
(ISO 800, 1/80, f5.7, fl 191mm)

Totality Prominence with ETX

ETX & Kendrick Solar Filter
(ISO 800, 1/400, f5.7, fl 191mm)

Eclipse between 3^rd and 4^th Contact

Between Contacts 3 and 4

ETX & Thousand Oaks Type II Solar Filter
(ISO 400, 1/125)

Between Contacts 3 and 4

ETX & Thousand Oaks Type II Solar Filter
(ISO 400, 1/250)

Between Contacts 3 and 4

ETX & Thousand Oaks Type II Solar Filter
(ISO 400, 1/250)