Total Solar Eclipse on Aug 21, 2017 in U.S. (Review)
"The Great American Eclipse"


Date & Time: Aug 21, 2017 10:18:29 PDT(-0700)
Composed 2 shots with 1/125 sec. exposed
Optical: BORG 60ED with a correction lens (f=378mm, F6.3)
Auto-guided with EYEBELL CD-1 portable Equatorial
Digital Camera: Nikon D810A
Location: Salem, Oregon, USA

Camera Settings: Recording Format...14bit CCD-RAW, converted to 16bit TIFF(7360×4912)
Device Size...FX format (36×24mm)
Sensitivity...ISO800, White Balance...Daylight


Total solar eclipse
on Aug 21, 2017
Time table at observed point
Saros seriesNo.145, Member: 22 of 77
Maximum magnitude1.010
1st contact
(Start of eclipse)		09:05:26.8 PDT(-0700)
2nd contact
(Start of totality)		10:17:23.4 PDT(-0700)
Maximum eclipse10:18:20.1 PDT(-0700)
3rd contact
(End of totality)		10:19:15.2 PDT(-0700)
4th contact
(End of eclipse)		11:37:53.7 PDT(-0700)
On Aug 21, 2017, the total solar eclipse occurred in USA crossing from west to east coasts. Our group composed of ten members tried to observe the rare event at Salem, the capital city of Oregon where faces the Pacific coast and is comparatively easy to access from Japan. The day was blessed with the fine weather; we could observe and enjoy the perfectly all progress including the partial eclipse for about two hours and a half under the best conditions.
An upper image shows you the corona's extent captured at the almost maximum eclipse. The image has been displayed by turning the celestial north direction upward and cropped with an equivalent focal length of 700mm. The image covers a field angle of 2.93×1.96°. In that day the sun positioned in the western Leo, you can detect the Regulus in left edge of the image.
I have provided other images and movies of this solar eclipse on and after the next page.

Strict position we observed the eclipse:
Name: Geer Community Park, Salem, Oregon
    ...One of public city parks with 26 acres in lot area positioned about 3km apart southeast from the downtown.
West Longitude: 122°59' 51"
North Latitude: 44°56' 00"
Elevation: 50 m



Change of brightness during Annular Solar Eclipse (May 21, 2012)
Progress of Total Solar Eclipse (Aug 21, 2017)

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