Frame 8 from the 2017 solar eclipse sequence.
This frame remains part of the Lost Photons archive.
- What am I looking at?
- Frame 8 from the 2017 solar eclipse sequence.
- Where is it in the sky?
- The Sun moves along the ecliptic and is visible during the day when clear.
- When is the best time to photograph it?
- Only with proper solar filtration, ideally near calm seeing and low atmospheric turbulence.
Capture summary
Solar in Sun
Natural color
Solar eclipse sequence
Summer target / square composition
Detailed filter totals have not been entered for this image yet.
When to image this target
Solar in Sun; best planned for June through August from New Jersey.
Summer targets often improve later at night as the Milky Way climbs higher.
Assumes a New Jersey backyard horizon and evening imaging.
Daytime seeing, haze, and safe solar filtration matter more than season.
Sun is listed here in Sun.
Current frame: Natural color / Solar eclipse sequence.
Live altitude, moon, and filter guidance
Timing unavailable for this target type.
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Based on the current time.
Green marks usable dark-sky altitude.
Next upper transit.
Approximate horizon crossing.
Moon phase and altitude.
Acquisition & processing notes
Filter channels, integration times, and capture dates for this frame.
Detailed acquisition breakdown has not been entered for this image yet. Check the Story tab for any notes included with the frame.
How I captured this
- Equipment used
- From my current rig
- Mount
- iOptron CEM60
- Telescope
- Explore Scientific FCD100 127mm Carbon Fiber Triplet APO
- Camera
- ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
- Filters
- Chroma 36mm Ha, OIII, SII, and LRGB (ZWO EFW 7×36mm)
- Focuser / rotator
- MoonLite NiteCrawler
- Reducer
- Starizona Apex ED 0.65×
- Guiding
- ZWO off-axis guider + ASI290MM Mini
- Control / power
- PrimaLuceLab Eagle 4S, Powerwerx PSU, Bioenno field battery, and MEGAbox
