Yes, thankfully. I almost didn't though, due to being so wrapped up in taking pictures. I realized what I was doing and stopped to look at it with my own eyes. I was able to catch the last few seconds of the diamond ring on 2nd contact and all of totality.
I have always wanted to see a total eclipse for as long as I can remember. I've seen a lot of partial eclipses, and even 1 annular, but they pale in comparison to a total. There is a huge difference between them. After finally seeing one, I fully understand the reason why some people go to...
I'm sorry to hear that.
As for my shots, I wasn't using anything special. A Canon EOS R, with a 100-400mm f5.6-8 lens, remote shutter release, and tripod. The ISO was set at 100, with the aperture set at f8 for the partial with a shutter setting of 1/30. Totality was the same ISO with...
No unfortunately, I looked for it, but it didn't seem to be visible. Still, it was great to be able to see both Venus and Jupiter during the middle of the day.
Where I'm headed to is expecting 4-5k people. The normal population is over 700. There's also going to be close to 3 feet of snow on the ground thanks to a late season snow storm. It's sure to make for a memorable experience.
I've got a Canon RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 lens I'll be using. I've been taking some practice shots of the sun with it and I'm quite impressed with the results.
I picked up this solar filter and found it works amazingly well...