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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/14134657

Took this from Vermont where we had totality for 3.5 min.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Interesting. I was wondering if mine was rotated on the eq mount but then I remember all the menus were right side up lol. I was also in VT, just south of Burlington. We're you north of there? I suppose we all saw the beads at different points depending on how far south or north from the centerline we were. It's weird to think about how a tangible distance on earth can make a noticeable affect on celestial objects. And I guess these prominences were so "small" that the exact ones you saw changed throughout the 3.5 minutes. If you weren't north... I don't know then. But, alas, I submit my best shot from totality and the best version of the beads I got from the end. Maybe I was rotated too with my rotating screen and remote shutter. So here's why I'm so impressed with your shot and disappointed I didn't even ask to borrow a 300-600 from a birder who stayed home!

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I was like 30-40 min north of Burlington so maybe that is what made the difference? And those shots look awesome dude! I get the beads came out a little fuzzy but the totality shot looks great! Especially for being at 200mm. You could always use this at motivation to start planning a Spain trip for the one in 2 years haha

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Thank you. I think next time, I might just watch with binoculars and record video with a cell phone for the affect on the area. Unless I manage to get a significantly better lens/telescope. But I'll probably get the itch anyway, knowing from this post that everyone sees different beads

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Yeah actually just looking around the way the light changed and that weird darkness with light all around you in the distance was really cool