[Rassie]

I expected cloudy weather in Toronto on the day of the eclipse so I didn't purchase a filter for my lens.
I pulled over at a quiet spot at the time, and I managed to get a few images when it was almost fully eclipsed. The clouds formed a pretty effective solar filter, so this is about the best I have to show for it. Location is paramount at a time like this.

This could be mistaken for the moon on a cloudy night.

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[Butlerkid]

Well done, Koos!

 

[K9Kirk]

You captured it. More than I can say.

 

[StarTracker50]

Excellent Koos! Any eclipse picture is better than none! Have you seen mine? I got real lucky!

 

[Fishboy1952]

Nice job Koos! As you said, location is key, and also timing!

 

[BlackRockArt]

I expected cloudy weather in Toronto on the day of the eclipse so I didn't purchase a filter for my lens.
I pulled over at a quiet spot at the time, and I managed to get a few images when it was almost fully eclipsed. The clouds formed a pretty effective solar filter, so this is about the best I have to show for it. Location is paramount at a time like this.

This could be mistaken for the moon on a cloudy night.

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Good Job, Koos.

Oliver

 

[Rassie]

Excellent Koos! Any eclipse picture is better than none! Have you seen mine? I got real lucky!

Thanks, Eddie. I saw them - nice work, Sir.

 

[ssheipel]

I really like the result, Koos.

 

[JAS]

Nicely captured! As effective as mine with a $150 USD 95mm solar filter. But, buying the filter did get me 30 seconds on the local TV news talking about the eclipse! My minute of notoriety.

 

[Rassie]

Nicely captured! As effective as mine with a $150 USD 95mm solar filter. But, buying the filter did get me 30 seconds on hte local TV news talking about the eclipse! My minute of notoriety.

Thanks, Joe. I rolled the dice on that one. Members of my family suggested I buy a filter. I was extremely skeptical of the weather here, judging by how our winter had progressed. Feels like I can count the sunny days during the last three months on the fingers of one hand. Take El Nino, throw in global warming, experience the warmest winter in recorded history, then surround us by the Great lakes with excessive evaporation occurring under those conditions, and you end up with constant cloud and rain, and very little snow, and no open sky.

 

[JAS]

Thanks, Joe. I rolled the dice on that one. Members of my family suggested I buy a filter. I was extremely skeptical of the weather here, judging by how our winter had progressed. Feels like I can count the sunny days during the last three months on the fingers of one hand. Take El Nino, throw in global warming, experience the warmest winter in recorded history, then surround us by the Great lakes with excessive evaporation occurring under those conditions, and you end up with constant cloud and rain, and very little snow, and no open sky.

I am in Milwaukee toward the south end of Lake Michigan and we were projecting cloudy and rain two days out but had clear blue skies for an 89% eclipse. I needed my solar filter.