Solar eclipse in March 2015

[darekk]

In March !!! but can't change subject.
This is far to early, but it is good to be prepared !
2015-03-20, probably about 9:46 (AM) GMT. Total.
I personally don't have any gray filters or whatever is needed to take picture of that.
Will it be visible everywhere or only in some areas like several years ago ? Or maybe it will be not so total ?

[Shadowman]

Thanks for the info.

[Mike Buckley]

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[darekk]

Thank you. I knew that it was somewhere. But onlu subject of that message changed, not thread tittle.

[Mike Buckley]

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[DigitalScape]

Here is a link to see where the eclipse will be visible (and how much of an eclipse): http://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/solar/2015-march-20

[darekk]

Then in Europe only clouds can hide it, in North America it won't be visible practically. Several years ago it was at least mostly in Asia but probably other ones in the middle time did occur.

[IzzieK]

darekk...#1 -- I wish you will fill up your profile so we know how you want to be referred to instead of Prince Darekk if you know what I mean...

#2 in response to your question, any dark lens or your sunglasses will be good to capture the solar eclipse as long as you do not look at the sun directly. Use your Live View Option on the camera or connect your camera to your laptop or something... It was too late for me when I got to know about the sunglasses part but I will be using mine and a laptop tethered to my camera when the time comes.

Another option is to go to a stationary supply store, whatever you call it there where you live, and get some of those set of plastics thin enough to use in front of your lens. It will act the same purpose as any expensive solar lens you will ever be able to buy for so much money.

The idea is not to harm your eye sight. A solar lens you only get to use twice a year whereas the remainder of your stationary supplied lens you will be able to find a use in other ways throughout the year.

In March !!! but can't change subject.
This is far to early, but it is good to be prepared !
2015-03-20, probably about 9:46 (AM) GMT. Total.
I personally don't have any gray filters or whatever is needed to take picture of that.
Will it be visible everywhere or only in some areas like several years ago ? Or maybe it will be not so total ?

[darekk]

That eclipse will occur tomorrow, but I personally rather won't photograph it.

[Dave Humphries]

In March !!! but can't change subject.
This is far to early, but it is good to be prepared !
2015-03-20, probably about 9:46 (AM) GMT. Total.
I personally don't have any gray filters or whatever is needed to take picture of that.
Will it be visible everywhere or only in some areas like several years ago ? Or maybe it will be not so total ?

I have changed the thread title for you (sorry didn't notice this thread in November).

The times being shown on BBC Breakfast News this morning were something like 09:20 in Cornwall, around 09:30 in London, around 09:40 further north - that said, it will start a few minutes earlier than these times.


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[jcuknz]

The safest way I know of to photograph an eclipse of the sun is to organize a projected image of it [ telescope?] and photograph that image. Setting up by watching image not the sun.
The way I did it was moderately safe when I used my IR filter which passes no visible light and targeted the camera looking through the EVF ... as it was the exposure was f/7.9 [ smallest my bridge camera had ] and 1/3400 shutter speed.
Not sure how our staff cameraman did it but he was off work for two weeks with his 'viewfinder eye' covered while it recovered, he was lucky.

[loosecanon]

There is a real danger of damage to eyes or camera if using "normal" photographic filters. Often these are transparent to IR and so don't protect they eyes/camera sensor from the heat produced by the IR rays.

[darekk]

The light was still sharp but strangely darker. Such eclipse seems to be very tiny, because of adaptation of our brains to the light.