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Originally Posted by sheeny
but I also underestimated how dark the umbral phase was going to be and the problems that would create for my choice of gear.
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Yes, that was my problem too. I did come to that conclusion
before the eclipse, but by then it was too late to go and buy an ED80 and adapters for my DSLR
I was expecting to be able to use the old afocal method throughout. I didn't realise the exposure time required during totality - which ruled out a) the dob with no tracking, and b) hand-holding the DSLR.