I'm planning to head up to Cairns next year, but not sure whether to take my HEQ5 mount or not?
My FOV through the 8" is about 1 degree across, so I don't see too much point trying to shoot hi ris with my DSLR. On the other hand, I only have a nifty 50 and 2 kit lenses (18-55 and ?-200) which are likely to be a bit "wide" at decent zoom/stop settings.
Ideally I'd like to have some sort of automation going so I'm not fussing with SLR setting throughout the whole thing, which by definition means I should probably be tracking though. I've been in the astrophotography game long enough to realise there is a pretty good chance my first ever solar eclipse images are liikely to be fun and memorable, but best not to set my sights too high re complexity, HDR, etc.
Any suggestions? Should I be buying solar film for the SLR, or the 8"? Obviously a lot more gear to cart if the Newt and mount goes.
Or should I just take a deck chair and enjoy it visually?
