It's taken me several weeks to figure out the Meade Coronado SolarMax II 60 Double Stack telescope that I bought to produce a timelapse video of the solar eclipse but I'm pretty happy with the images I can produce now. Here's hoping for clear skies tomorrow!
Here's a full uncropped picture:
Here's a closeup of a solar prominence:
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2 Comments
This is so awesome! Can't wait to see the time-lapse.
Yeah, I've got my fingers crossed. So many things to keep track of and so many things that can go wrong if I'm not careful. One shot. Or rather 1500. :)
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