Astronomy and astrophotography under California stars
Total Solar Eclipse with Baily's Beads
August 21, 2017
Total Solar Eclipse with Baily's Beads and Prominences—August 21, 2017. Taken from Jay Em, Wyoming using a Canon EOS 6D and Takahashi FS-60Q. Click the image for a larger version.
Related Images Eclipse with Outer Corona and Earth Shine
Eclipse with Inner Corona and Prominences
Optics Takahashi FS-60Q – 60mm f/10 quadruplet apochromatic refractor
Camera Canon EOS 6D
Mount Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer
Exposure 1/2000th x 5 (ISO 100)
Calibration 0 darks | 0 flats | 0 bias
Air Temperature
Accessories
Location Farm land on Highway 85 in Jay Em, Wyoming
Date August 21, 2017
Notes Processing: Image acquisition was controlled using Eclipse Orchestrator. Stacking (5 images), unsharp mask, crop, resize, and JPG compression in Photoshop.

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