This was a very dark eclipse, if you did not know where to look the moon was hard to see. I viewed this eclipse at my brother's home in Pisgah Maryland. Cold night tempatures in the upper 20's.
William E. Rison
Totality began at 6:06 PM EST and ended at 7:21 PM EST.
Mid eclipse was at 6:44 PM EST. Totality lasted for 1 hour 15
minutes.
Photography
Data:
TeleVue Genesis APO 101mm
(4") refractor telescope, 500mm focal length, f/5
Nikon FM2, Scotchchrome 400 slide film
Ulead PhotoImpact software
Nikon FM2, Scotchchrome 400 slide film
Ulead PhotoImpact software
I used my brother's TeleVue Genesis refractor, A.Jaegers refractor and Celestron C90 to view the eclipse.
TeleVue Genesis APO 101mm (4") refractor
500mm focal length f/5
A.Jaegers 54mm (2") refractor
762mm focal lenght, f/14
Celestron C90 Maksutov-Cassegrain 90mm (3.5")
1000mm focal length f/11
Charts showing the timing of eclipse events and sky location of moon at mid-eclipse.
