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I would love to see one Month following the Sun and Moon rising and setting. The Flat Earthers think that the Moon follows the Sun. These images show that is not how it works.

When I was 16, the AAA sponsored lectures on astronomy at Jones Beach. At West End Beach #2, there was a 12” reflector telescope, on a permanent mount, and an observatory with a slide-off roof. I was the co-director. The other co-director was really old, like 40. Now that I’m 70, I was wondering if you still hold sky shows, and if so where? P.S. I now live in Florida.

Stan, thank you very much. I had trouble with the totality image because the solar filter was off and it wouldn't blend with the other images. @john I completely understand your photoshop fear, lol, and also just subscribed because of the solar eclipse photos that I took.

The sun is up and up

The sun moves as if it were a strong man running a race on his circuit...we do not spin around the sun, and this confirms Gods word. Psalm 19 4 Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, 5 Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race. 6 His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.

Oh yeah and those bright MOONs according to the G00FBAll model is just about 297000miles away with Sun light only some 93million BEHIND-IT.👈🤦‍♂🤣

I was just about to say that... @derfret1365 2 years ago it's incredible how hard it is to find a video such as this when you're actually searching for it... subbed. c:

May 9, 2024: The sun has been rising in the north, wrapping south around me, then setting in the north again. Has anybody else noticed this?

Thanks for posting. Great to hear everyones thoughts and perspective. This was my first and as others mentioned, I can't believe how fast that 4+ minutes flew by.

Thank you!

Stan, I’ve practically memorized your videos and now have photographed the 2024 eclipse. Now to overcome my fear of editing. I will once again purchase photoshop/lightroom and get after creating my first ever composite. I sincerely thank you for putting these instructional videos together.

It was so good seeing the moon in these timelapses.... Please do a month long timelapse of the sun and moon gliding over Earth 🙏day AND night no breaks

Ok, so what if you took all the partial photos zoomed in and will need to resize and reposition them to get this lineup? Is there a simple way to do that?

Flat earth

This is what was needed, Thank you.

Thank you SO MUCH for this video! Following the tips here, I got some amazing eclipse photos today, and I’m in no way an expert! By keeping it simple, I got my exposures, plus I got to enjoy SEEING the eclipse, not just shooting it! THANK YOU!!

1hr and 38 min to explain this?

What focal length did you use for these photos? Thanks.

Moon's just doin' it's thing.

hi Stan do you have the vimeo link for the photoshop composition ?

Great video! Very easy to follow and exactly what I was looking for 😄

I was planning to use the Olympus 300mm f/4 lens, maybe with the 1.4x teleconverter, but based on your comment at the end, that might be too tight, even without the 1.4x since this would be 600mm and 840mm equivalent respectively on FF. Hmmm…

Thank you sir for the tutorial. What is the best focal length (on FF) to capture the wide composite shot?

Thanks sir!

Sam, just want to confirm you're still at F8 in this example. Thanks!

Hi, what head is that on your tripod? The one that you show with the thousands oaks film on it . Thanks

Wish you had included the night timelapse too would be great to see the moons path in sync with the sun

Stabilization on or off…I would think off, however in testing it hasn’t caused an issue yet 🤷‍♂️

@StanHonda-bn7tk - I'll be using a Sony A7iii with a Tamron 150-500, but wanted to use ISO400 f8. Is it safe to assume that I can follow your guidance and just double the exposure times? i.e. ISO400 f8 1/1000 for partials, diamond ring, same just remove the filter, and then bracket 9 shots +/-1 x9 shots set at 1/60. When I just go out and shoot the sun it seems that my best exposure for ISO400 f8 is 1/400, not 1/1000 - why would there be so much difference between your settings and mine? I'm not worried about the partials or totality, but I want to hit the diamond ring and you only get a few seconds, no time to adjust.

Hoping the comet will be visible during totality!

Is there a way to practice photographing totality? I could spend all day practicing the partial eclipse phases, but I don't know how to even practice for the totality.

You SHOULD change the camera settings for the diamond ring and Bailey’s beads! If you’re shooting at something like ISO 200 f/11 1/250 with the filter, you need to go to more like 1/2000 for the diamond rings and Bailey’s beads.

Stan, you said "you are seeing more and more of the corona being recorded as the shutter speed increases" . Don't you mean "decreases"?

Great tutorial. This is very helpful and nicely narrated. Hope to do this with photos from the upcoming April 08, 2024 eclipse.

Stan, for the wide angle shot with the aperture priority, isn't a solar filter needed before totality?

This is EXACTLY what I needed! Thank you so much sir! ❤❤❤!

should i still do the bracketing mode if i chose a wide angle shot to capture the eclipses totality along with either sky, or a foreground shot, or possibly time lapse> And would I still need to use a solar filter if I did a time lapse/wide angle? I assuming so. My main concern for a shot with a foreground is that itll be too high up in the sky over the trees and horizon. ( my wide angle lens is a 35mm Sigma Art, my other is a Canon 75-300mm with a R6)

Great presentation! Bracketing exposures is a key. It's a lot more work selecting exposures, but it's worth it. That helped me in 2017. I used neutral density filters rather than a solar filter to keep the color consistent. Also like the quality of the glass for ND filters. Going to test a variable ND filter for this event.

I have used a #10 welding helmet lens in 2017 and it worked great. Will be using again on the 8th.

Great video, why did you shoot at ISO 400 rather than ISO 100 or 64 if you could do that?

Short and to the point. Just what I've been looking for. I don't need an hour and a half tutorial. Thank you!!

How do you quickly change the exposure settings like this, manually? Must be a bit challenging with a camera mounted to a ‘scope, or long lens, no?

Thanks very much for this help with camera settings Stan , i'm sure it will be very helpful when we visit Salado , Texas for the eclipse in a couple of weeks . I wish you clear skies 🤞🙏

Wow. I must have gotten a sheet of solar light filter film from Thousand Oaks that was more like ND6 than ND5. For those settings in 2023 October, I had to use 1/100s exposure and then I looked back at my 2017 and for the partial, once again I was on the order of needing between 3 and 4 stops more exposure. This time I am automating the process, so it became a factor. I am just going to use the Baader film which after I tested it, seem to work fine at your numbers here for the partial phases.

I'm confused about bracketing for shutter speeds. Video refers to F-stops which is bracketing for aperture, right? Also, my camera bracket settings are based on EV. Any clarification appreciated!

Which lens were you using? The 180-600mm lens? I've watched a lot of videos preparing for this and everyone uses different settings. Some have even said use 1/2000 until Baily's beads and then use a slower shutter speed like you did during totality.

Cool

I am confused. At 1:41 in the video. You said you set the camera at 1/30 sec for bracketing which you stated 1/30 sec is in the middle setting of a 4stop bracket. In the example you walk through saying you can see more and more of the Corona as the shutter speed increases. If you are increasing the shutter speed the image would get darker because now you are underexposing. Then you talk about using a slower shutter speed of 1/15 or 1/8 sec to get a nice frame of the Corona. I am confused by this. Can you clarify what you mean here ? If you are slowing the shutter speed you should be capturing more of the Corona cause you are letting in more light.

Thanks again Mr. Honda. I’ve practically memorized your videos I’ve viewed them so many times. I’m hoping for clear skies and looking to put your suggestions into practice. This will be my first, and most likely only, Total Solar Eclipse.