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1999 Total Solar Eclipse-Turkey |
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2019 Mercury Transit November 11th, 2019 Vancouver, Washington, USA Imaged using a the Tak 60mm at 355mm Focal Length, Skyris Mono 1600x1200 Camera, White Light Filter. |
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2017
Total Solar Eclipse August 21st, 2017 Baker City, OR USA |
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2015 Lunar Eclipse September 27th, 2015 Vancouver, Washington, USA Immaged using a TV76 with a 0.8 Focal Reducer and a 1600x1200 Imaging Source Camera. |
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2012 Venus Transit June 5th, 2012 Vancouver, WA USA Equipment; Televue 76mm mounted on a Takahashi Teagul Mount. Camera is an Imaging Source 1600x1200. |
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2012 Annular Solar Eclipse May 20th, 1993 Susanville, CA USA |
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Total Solar Eclipse June 4th, 1993 Baker City, OR USA |
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2006 Mercury Transit November 8th, 2006 Portland, Oregon USA Brief cloud break. Camera: Sony "Mavica" hand held over a 14mm Radian eyepiece in a TeleVue 85mm Telescope, using a "White Solar Light Filter." |
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2004 Venus Transit June 8th, 2004 Greece |
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Total Solar Eclipse June 21st, 2001 Africa |
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2000 Partial Solar Eclipse July 1st, 2000 Astoria, Oregon, USA Photographed using a Pentax 6x7 camera & 400mm f/4 Lens at 1/1000th of a second. Images were taken at the "Astoria Column" parking lot. |
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1999
Total Solar Eclipse June 4th, 1993 Turkey |
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Total Solar Eclipse June 4th, 1993 Aruba Caribbean |
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1993 Lunar Eclipse June 4th, 1993 Portland, Oregon, USA Using a Brandon 130mm f/8 Refractor-Imaging at prime focus. |
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1990 Partial Solar Eclipse July 22nd, 1990 Pine Mountain, Oregon, USA This was a Total Eclipse midway between the Pacific Coast & Hawaii |
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| The next Annular Solar Eclipse over the USA | ||||||
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INTERRATIVE MAP |
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| The next Total Solar Eclipse over the USA | ||||||
| April 8th, 2024 Good luck finding a parking place! | ||||||
| To ensure a clear sky view, Eclipse chasers worldwide are expected to jam up the Southern States. | ||||||
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The SharpStar 61 is part of a series
of new is Telescopes to enter the market place. I
collapses to a size so small, that the Telescope and Mount fit
into one Pelican IM-2100 case.
This Telescope can be used for observing. A 24mm Televue Panoptic Eyepiece provides 14x with a 4.9 degree field of view. But this Telescope will probably never be used for any other purpose than imaging Lunar, Solar or Transit events. The Takahashi Teegul Mount This Mount has been modified to reduce it's foot print in a carrying case (see image below), creaating a modular Mount/Telescope design. The counterweight shaft/housing and has been removed to reduce weight. The red line (pictured below), shows the weight distribution to acheive "near" blance around the R.A. axis. The black battery pack attached to the R.A. Drive Housing aids the weight distribution. This is my only Tracking Mount. This is a clever mount with numerous configuration options. It is accurate and has carried larger payloads then intended, without issues. It has supported the 85mm Televue Refractor. It has been used for imaging since the Venus Transit in 2004. |
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Eclipses & Transits stargazingnow.com by Greg Babcock |
Home Telescope Binoculars Cameras Eclipse Gallery Observing |
| Contact Me: Greg Babcock at gbabcock145@gmail.com |