Perth_partial_solar_occultation

[alocky]

Here's a white light image from today's eclipse using a Unitron 4" f15, Herschel wedge, Nikon D800, 1000th second at ISO100.
Full resolution at:
http://www.astrobin.com/full/93297/0/
Quite pleased with this one, I've always been distracted with the H-alpha imaging.
cheers,
Andrew.

[cometcatcher]

Now there's a rare refractor. Great shot!

[alocky]

Thanks - I've got a soft spot for the old Unitrons, it was the scope I learned the sky on many decades ago. So I keep giving them a home...
Here's (https://www.flickr.com/photos/photon_collector/sets/72157644407517522/) a few more pictures from today including one of the scopes.
cheers,
Andrew.

[midnight]

The Herschel wedge was the way to go. I got some nice photos with my 7D. Great capture Andrew. We had a good opportunity this time over here in the west.

Darrin...

[ReaPerMan]

Great Job Andrew. Lots of detail :thumbsup::thumbsup:

[rogerg]

nice shot Andrew :)

Is the brighter edge around the Moon's shaddow in the raw or processing artefact?

[alocky]

Thanks Roger - I used a 3 pixel radius sharpener in photoshop which produced that, there's definitely no atmosphere on the moon :)
Cheers,
Andrew.

[rogerg]

Damn, thought you might have been on to something there :)

Maybe use layers and different unsharp radius's to blend and hence remove the edge artifact.