I've got hundreds of stills and hours of video to process, but have a couple just to share. Here's a link to a short Photobucket slideshow. What an experience, eh? I was awake for 36 hours, finally got to bed at midnight last night, and slept until noon! The only bad part was the drive home. Slow, bumper-to-bumper traffic from Thornton Idaho to Ogden Utah. We were only about 600 meters from the centerline. photobucket.com/user/JethroTull1958/slideshow/ATM/Solar%20Eclipse?sort=3
Absolutely amazing and it still doesn't do justice to how amazing it was to see it in person. It's just something that can't quite be captured on film. But these do a very good job at trying and are some of the best I have seen so far. On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 4:38 PM Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
I've got hundreds of stills and hours of video to process, but have a couple just to share.
Here's a link to a short Photobucket slideshow.
What an experience, eh? I was awake for 36 hours, finally got to bed at midnight last night, and slept until noon! The only bad part was the drive home. Slow, bumper-to-bumper traffic from Thornton Idaho to Ogden Utah.
We were only about 600 meters from the centerline.
photobucket.com/user/JethroTull1958/slideshow/ATM/Solar%20Eclipse?sort=3 _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy
Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com
The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club.
To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".
Thanks Joel. It was amazing and I'm still trying to mentally process what I witnessed. I've described it as "surreal", you are right in that no picture, video, or written description can come close to the actual experience. I was trembling during totality, wept openly. I was overcome and still can't think about it without being filled with emotions. It will be a winter project for me, getting everything cleaned-up and organized, I have so many files to go through. Shooting two cameras on one mount, one video and the other stills. We kept an eye on things visually with my little Unitron 105, using a Lunt wedge. I had a home-made solar viewer (Baader film) for naked-eye views. We met a young couple from Hong Kong on the observing field. The husband is an umbraphile and they travel all over the world chasing total eclipses, this was his sixth. He had a small, home-made tracking mount with a Nikon camera and telephoto lens attached. It all breaks-down so he can take it on the plane as carry-on, along with their tent and camping gear. I have a pic somewhere and will post a link to it when I find it and get it cleaned-up. On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 4:46 PM, Joel Stucki <joel.stucki@gmail.com> wrote:
Absolutely amazing and it still doesn't do justice to how amazing it was to see it in person. It's just something that can't quite be captured on film. But these do a very good job at trying and are some of the best I have seen so far. On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 4:38 PM Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
I've got hundreds of stills and hours of video to process, but have a couple just to share.
Here's a link to a short Photobucket slideshow.
What an experience, eh? I was awake for 36 hours, finally got to bed at midnight last night, and slept until noon! The only bad part was the drive home. Slow, bumper-to-bumper traffic from Thornton Idaho to Ogden Utah.
We were only about 600 meters from the centerline.
photobucket.com/user/JethroTull1958/slideshow/ATM/Solar%20Eclipse?sort=3
These are just stunning shots, Chuck! The Bailey's beads pic in particular! Thanks for sharing. We were just outside of Casper and I agree that no photos or words can fully express the feeling of deep stillness and overwhelming awe. Mary Elizabeth On Aug 22, 2017 4:38 PM, "Chuck Hards" <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
I've got hundreds of stills and hours of video to process, but have a couple just to share.
Here's a link to a short Photobucket slideshow.
What an experience, eh? I was awake for 36 hours, finally got to bed at midnight last night, and slept until noon! The only bad part was the drive home. Slow, bumper-to-bumper traffic from Thornton Idaho to Ogden Utah.
We were only about 600 meters from the centerline.
photobucket.com/user/JethroTull1958/slideshow/ATM/Solar%20Eclipse?sort=3 _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy
Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com
The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club.
To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".
Very nice, Chuck! Thanks! On our way home, driving about 30 miles took nearly four hours. We were in narrow canyon country, one lane each way, with traffic stopped frequently or creeping along at a walk many other times. The problem was that many cars were backed up in another road that intersected ours (Idaho 55) and our route was closed so often to let them in that it was at a standstill much of the afternoon. I tried to switch off the engine when I could, but then everybody would creep forward five feet and I'd have to start up. Will post an eclipse picture soon. Best wishes, Joe From: Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2017 4:37 PM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] A few eclipse shots I've got hundreds of stills and hours of video to process, but have a couple just to share. Here's a link to a short Photobucket slideshow. What an experience, eh? I was awake for 36 hours, finally got to bed at midnight last night, and slept until noon! The only bad part was the drive home. Slow, bumper-to-bumper traffic from Thornton Idaho to Ogden Utah. We were only about 600 meters from the centerline. photobucket.com/user/JethroTull1958/slideshow/ATM/Solar%20Eclipse?sort=3 _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".
participants (4)
-
Chuck Hards -
Joe Bauman -
Joel Stucki -
Mary Elizabeth