In message i8Wfd.46522$Pl.25889@pd7tw1no - "Basic Wedge"
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:"R.Schenck" wrote ...
: I'm planning on taking some pics of the eclipse thats occuring tonight. I
: have a tripod and a pentax k1000 with a 50mm 1:2 lens. I 've never taken
: a
: photo of the sky at night at all. I think I will be able to get some
: decent pics of it.
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:A 50mm lens is far too short to get a meaningful photo. That won't stop you
:from enjoying the sight, however.
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:Rob
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Taking a multiple exposure picture showing the moon at different phase and
points in the sky might be interesting to try. You should get fairly wide
coverage with 50mm lens.

We've got solid cloud cover here, can't see anything

Rob
www.rcp.ca