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| Date: | 04. December 2002 |
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| Time UT: | 09:42:32 (20:12:32 Australia Central Summer Time UT + 10,5h) |
| Location: | Koolimylka, Woomera Prohibited Area (WPA), Australia. |
| Altitude: | Approx. 244m above sea level. |
| Latitude: | 30°57'15"S |
| Longitude: | 136°31'32"E |
| Seeing: | 3/10 |
| Transmission: | 7/10 |
| Temperature: | 29°C |
| Wind: | Very windy |
| Camera: | Canon EOS-D60 |
| Settings: | ISO 1000, ImageQuality RAW |
| Lens: | Takahashi FS-60C w/Extender-Q (568mm f/9,5) |
| Filter: | Orion Solar Filter. |
| Exposure: | 1/60 sec |
| Guiding: | None |
| Digital enhancements: | Cropped and resized. |
| Notes: |
The windy conditions caused severe amount of dust
near the ground and I had to raise the tripod higher than originally
planned for. This made the setup more unstable and more exposed to the
wind causing strong vibrations. Because of this I made a last minute
decission to use ISO 1000, instead of the planned ISO 200, during the
totality in attempt to minimize blurring caused by vibrations. I have later identified the Manfrotto
410 head as the weak link in this setup - especially when operating at
low latitudes!
NB Note that this image is aligned on the horizon instead beeing aligned with RA/Dec. NB2 Note the dark spot that have appeared in the left corner of the Sun. This seems to be a windmill or something in the horizon. Watch as it moves as the Sun sets. |
Created 30. December 2002