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The most amazing experience of my life

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 9:32 pm
by Montana
I am lost for words. These are straight out the camera

ImageGreat American eclipse 21-08-2017 by Alexandra Hart, on Flickr

ImageGreat American eclipse 21-08-2017 by Alexandra Hart, on Flickr

WOOHOO!!!!!!!

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Alexandra

Re: The most amazing experience of my life

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 9:59 pm
by Derek Klepp
Lucky you I look forward to more.

Re: The most amazing experience of my life

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 9:59 pm
by bart1805
Those are really beautiful! Thanks for sharing.
And it seems your coronagraph is working fantastic!

Re: The most amazing experience of my life

Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2017 1:23 am
by JohnW
Nice pics, where were you located? Which equipment did you use? Regards, John W.

Re: The most amazing experience of my life

Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2017 3:30 am
by Montana
Thanks guys we were at a farm near silver falls state park in Oregon. I used my little 65mm refractor and canon 700D which I bought especially to travel with from Rupert last year. I can't do much more without a computer/ photoshop. Will be more when I get home. Alexandra

Re: The most amazing experience of my life

Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2017 7:34 am
by robert
Well done. Superb images... lovely detail in the corona.. composite will be nice. And the proms are great. Already make a nice animation.
Robert

Re: The most amazing experience of my life

Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2017 8:12 am
by krakatoa1883
Wonderful sequence, Alexandra, proms and the corona are suberb!

Re: The most amazing experience of my life

Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2017 11:22 am
by Bagpiper2004
Well Done!

Re: The most amazing experience of my life

Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2017 3:25 pm
by Carbon60
Beautiful images, Alexandra.

It was so wonderful to share the experience with friends.

Stu.

Re: The most amazing experience of my life

Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2017 4:11 pm
by eroel
Alexandra:
Beautiful experience isn`t it?
One never forgets the first totality, I have attended 6 and each is the same fantastic overwhelming feeling.
You got some beautiful shots.
Best wishes and regards,
Eric.

Re: The most amazing experience of my life

Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2017 9:21 pm
by torsinadoc
Nice pics. I would agree about the experience. It was beyond words when totality hit

Re: The most amazing experience of my life

Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2017 8:17 pm
by ffellah
Hi Alexandra: these are beautiful images ! I am glad you had such a great experience...... Lisa and I also had a great experience during the entire time of the eclipse. We now want to go to the next one in 2024 !

Franco

Re: The most amazing experience of my life

Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2017 12:10 am
by Bob Yoesle
Fantastic eclipse images Alexandra!!!

:bow

Already thinking about Argentina/Chile in 2019...
2019 weather.jpg
2019 weather.jpg (179.53 KiB) Viewed 6842 times
and Mexico 2024:
2024TSE-cloudtrack corrected CMP.jpg
2024TSE-cloudtrack corrected CMP.jpg (138.87 KiB) Viewed 6842 times

Re: The most amazing experience of my life

Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2017 1:43 am
by MapleRidge
Hi Alexandra...

So glad to hear that you and your group had great views of the eclipse! It truly was an amazing experience. Love the pics...posted here and in your link.

Not sure if a trip to Chile is on the cards, though it would be a great trip. The 2024 eclipse is almost in my backyard, but early April weather is never a good thing to plan on :o

Brian

Re: The most amazing experience of my life

Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2017 9:25 am
by OTangen
Hi Alexandra!
I have looked through all your wonderful images of the eclipse on Flickr and they turned out superbly. I am glad the weather turned out so well for you and the others.

Oivind Tangen
60N 10E

Re: The most amazing experience of my life

Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2017 2:59 pm
by shindog67
"Lost for words" is exactly what I've said *trying* to describe this to friends that didn't make the trek to totality. I'm hooked.

Re: The most amazing experience of my life

Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 7:25 am
by Montana
Thanks everyone :) :) :) back home yesterday and back to work today, yuk!!!
Had an absolutely amazing time in America, we thoroughly enjoyed it, the weather was great, the people were so friendly and chat to you anywhere even in the supermarket and parking lots (this would never happen in the UK). I wish I lived there but then I guess everyone says that. Funny things we noticed was how amazing the American kitchen roll is, it is so HUGE and absorbent so I stole loads from our hotel and I am thoroughly enjoying using it at home. However I am very glad to get back to English toilet roll, so soft and lovely compared to the scratchy stuff in America, these are both a complete opposite. It is funny how you appreciate these two basic items :lol:
Well back to Manchester and pouring with rain, I wonder if I will see these two massive sunspots? then which eclipse shall I go to next, perhaps it will be the one in Spain in 10 years time :)
Alexandra

Re: The most amazing experience of my life

Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2017 9:27 pm
by marktownley
A great couple of images Alexandra! We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves over there. Jet lag was a killer for several days, and then, like you straight back to work and not enough time for anything.