Solar System Images
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This sequence of images was taken using a full aperture solar filter made from alumunised mylar film. This was mounted in front of the corrector plate of my 90mm Maksutov telescope. The sequence was started at 17:12 UT and ended at 18:56 UT. Exposures were typically of 1/125 second on 100 ISO Kodak film. Some of the individual solar images are affected by thin clouds. Some sunspots are visible on the original images.
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This sequence of images shows the last total solar eclipse of the millenium. Although only partial from Manchester it was spectacular all the same. A full aperture solar filter made from alumunised mylar film reduced the light intensity to a safe level. This was mounted in front of the corrector plate of my 90mm Maksutov telescope. The sequence was started at 10:45 UT and ended at 11:20 UT. Exposures were typically of 1/125 second on 200 ISO Kodak film. Some of the individual solar images are affected by clouds.
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The 90mm Maksutov telescope was used for this sequence of lunar eclipse images. The eclipse began on December 9 1992 at 22:00 UT and ended on the December 10 1992 at 01:28 UT. Totality lasted from 23:07 UT on December 9 until 00:21 on December 10. Exposures were typically of 1/125 second on 100 ISO Kodak film. Although this sequence is in colour, due to the short exposures used (my clock drive was not working !), I was not able to capture the colours that were visible with the naked eye.