Total Eclipse - Aug 21, 2017

On Aug 21, 2017, I went to Chester, IL, to view the Solar Total Eclipse. I bought their VIP package, which included a 10' x 10' plot of land in which to set up my cameras. Also included was their T-shirt.

The location was a baseball field in the Cohen Complex (37° 55' 49.2" N, 89° 50' 32.8" W). I was in a perfect spot on the due north end of the field, up against the fence.

[Eclipse Image #1]
This is a composite of the images on this page, except for the five at the bottom of the image. They are a reference as to how dark it was getting. There were a few more images taken, but they were too dark to be included. They were all taken at 1/800, f/11, ISO 200. The times are (left to right): 11:47:31, 12:00:00, 12:30:01, 12:45:01, 13:00:00.

If you would like a 13"x19" print of this composite image, send me an e-mail with your request, using the link at the bottom of the page. The price is $35, including shipping to U.S. addresses, payable via PayPal. The print will be done using my new Epson SureColor P400 printer.

[Eclipse Image #2]
09:47:53
A reference sun image before the eclipse started. 		[Eclipse Image #3]
11:52:04 		[Eclipse Image #4]
11:58:41
[Eclipse Image #5]
12:09:24 		[Eclipse Image #6]
12:30:32 		[Eclipse Image #7]
12:50:10
[Eclipse Image #8]
13:06:34 		[Eclipse Image #9]
13:16:08 (1/500) 		[Eclipse Image #10]
13:18:13 (1/125)
[Eclipse Image #11]
13:18:21 (1/125) 		[Eclipse Image #12]
13:18:50 (1/500) 		[Eclipse Image #13]
13:19:50 (1/10)
[Eclipse Image #14]
13:21:03 (1/320) 		[Eclipse Image #15]
13:22:29 		[Eclipse Image #16]
13:32:09
[Eclipse Image #17]
13:45:06 		[Eclipse Image #18]
14:02:29 		[Eclipse Image #19]
14:20:29
[Eclipse Image #20]
14:34:33 		[Eclipse Image #21]
14:45:08
[Full Eclipse Map]
Technical info about the eclipse. 		[Full Eclipse Map]
Full map of the U.S. 		[Illinois Eclipse Map]
Totality map for Illinois.
[Cohen Complex Eclipse Info]
This is the calculated eclipse data for the Cohen Complex.
Notes:
  • Camera/lens: Nikon D800 w/ Nikkor 500mm f/8 reflex. I expected the images to be sharper than what they actually are. After all, it is a Nikkor lens.
  • Unless otherwise noted, the exposure is 1/1000, f/8, ISO 200.
  • The images are cropped from the full-frame 36 Mpixel image.
  • Look carefully and you can see sunspots (three in a line).
  • The camera is not on a polar mount, so this results in a twisting of the images as the camera pans the sky.
  • All times are CDT.

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vidiot at vidiot dot com Last modified on Tuesday, 29-Aug-2017 05:02:50 CDT.

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