I had the opportunity to watch the eclipse of 2017 with my wife here in Missouri this week. Although I've been an amateur Astronomer for many years, I've never seen a full solar eclipse (okay 96% for us). Wow, it was amazing!
I snapped some photos with my gear while it was happening, and put it together in a compile of each phase across the solar disk. I thought I would share it with all of our Moonbeam friends, and customers!
For those super-nerds out there who care, here are the technical details of the picture.
- Orion 102 APO scope with featherlight focuser
- Unmodified Canon 6D full frame camera
- F/8, 1/2500, ISO 200
- LXD75 polar aligned mount with PEC (unguided)
- Histogram correction using PSCC
- Baader solar film at full aperture over the primary objective lens
Enjoy God’s glory!
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Richard has several industry recognitions and endorsements from tech companies such as Microsoft, Apple and Google for accomplishments in the mobile market. He was part of the early Google AFMA program, and also involved in the foundation of Google TV. He has been developing for mobile since 2003 and serves as CEO of Moonbeam Development. He is also the co-founder and editor for App Developer Magazine, the number one ranked app developer news publication in the world. He has been a featured presenter at trade-shows and conferences, and stays active with new projects relating to mobile development.