The 2017 Solar Eclipse Page
(Viewing a solar eclipse from Lime, Oregon)








Setting up to take some photos.

Jim Sykes (the guy on the left) scouted out this location in Lime, Oregon a few weeks before the eclipse.
It's a roadside area the Oregon DOT had used to store materials while they were working on the highway.
Linda is guarding the equipment and waiting for the big event.




The equipment.

Me practicing pushing the button.
The camera body is a Canon 7D. The lens is a Canon 100-400 zoom. The tripod is an inexpensive Celestron alt-az.
The solar filter is some Thousand Oaks Optical, SolarLite Filter material taped on to the lens's sunshade.








First contact

First contact and the Excitement begins!
We have some sunspots too.








Eclipse 2

6 minutes later.
I had an egg timer that told me to shoot a picture every 6 minutes.
The rest of the pictures on this page will have been taken on that schedule.








Eclipse 3

6 minutes later.








Eclipse 4

6 minutes later.








Eclipse 5

6 minutes later.








Eclipse 6

6 minutes later.








Eclipse 7

6 minutes later.








Eclipse 8

6 minutes later.








Eclipse 9

6 minutes later.








Eclipse 10

6 minutes later.








Eclipse 11

6 minutes later, the Cheshire Cat.








Eclipse 12

...and then totality.








Eclipse 13

The "Diamond Ring."








Eclipse 14

And out the other side.








Eclipse 15

6 minutes later.





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