Originally posted by Botanizer Pentax K-1 MarkII with 2X rear adapter on my Astro-Tech AT127EDT f 7.5 952mm triplet refractor.
WELLDONE! Alas, we've had block-it-out overcast back to about the 18th. A once-in-a-lifetime event and we couldn't see anything. At least we picked a place that was absolutely perfect for the great eclipse.
Some things and some events can never be captured on film or digital with the emotional impact of being there. As I've observed several times, the most outstanding images of the Grand Canyon are not like standing on the rim. No single image, no video evokes the visceral response of being out doors when totality obscures the sun, and no still image captures the awe of being out on a chilly night, peering through a good telescope and seeing Saturn for the first time. The best Hubble images of that strange, wondrous planet don't compare to seeing it for yourself.