Having recently sold an 80mm APO and its solar filter, I'd upgraded to a 200mm Newtonian, however as yet without a solar filter. I decided to try using my basic 80mm Achromatic guide telescope to capture a Partial Solar Eclipse. The first half of the eclipse duration was completely clouded out and for a while it didn't look promising, but it suddenly cleared and I captured the second half. I've kept the full eclipse duration here to retain some of the frustration associated with waiting around to see if it cleared, and then being pleased that it did. Telescope - Orion ShortTube 80 f/5 with Thousand Oaks 72mm DSLR Black Polymer solar filter reducing aperture to 65mm f/6.2, Baader BCF modified Canon 70D DSLR field 127' x 191' , Ambient 21-20C. EQMOD EQASCOM with Ascom 6 for mount control. Backyard EOS Pro 3.0.3 for Image acquisition. Mount - Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro. Guidescope - none.
Nearly done 15:54 Telescope - Orion ShortTube 80 f/5 with Thousand Oaks 72mm DSLR Black Polymer solar filter reducing aperture to 65mm f/6.2, Baader BCF modified Canon 70D DSLR field 127' x 191' , Ambient 21-20C. EQMOD EQASCOM with Ascom 6 for mount control. Backyard EOS Pro 3.0.3 for Image acquisition. Mount - Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro. Guidescope - none.
All over - 15:59 Telescope - Orion ShortTube 80 f/5 with Thousand Oaks 72mm DSLR Black Polymer solar filter reducing aperture to 65mm f/6.2, Baader BCF modified Canon 70D DSLR field 127' x 191' , Ambient 21-20C. EQMOD EQASCOM with Ascom 6 for mount control. Backyard EOS Pro 3.0.3 for Image acquisition. Mount - Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro. Guidescope - none.
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