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> but do you think I could get something like this

Yup. The multiple exposure thing is a little challenging to pull off technically, that looks to me like it was shot with maybe somewhere between a 50-100 mm.

Fred Espenak's page has lots of info for photography.

Of course you will need a proper solar filter for your camera lens. Amazon is still advertising a good-quality 4x4 Thousand Oaks filter sheet, but the price has gone up ten bucks just since yesterday.

https://www.amazon.com/Solar-Filter-Telescopes-Binoculars-Cameras/dp/B00DS7IFQS/ref=sr_1_1

If you have a filter, practice with it NOW, you don't need to wait for an eclipse.

Bracketing refers to making a bunch of other exposures over- and under-exposed from the "correct" exposure. So if I said bracket 3 stops over and under, and let's say the camera says the "correct" exposure is 1/60 at F/8, then you'd shoot (all at F/8):

1/8, 1/15, 1/30, 1/60, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500

Some modern cameras can be set to do that for you automatically, check the user manual.

I use the quotes on correct because there really isn't any one correct exposure during an eclipse, different exposures will give you different results. The exception to that is when you are shooting with the solar filter on your camera. Then there will be one correct exposure that gives you the best image. Practice now.

If you're really worried about it, note that there are 4 manufacturers whose products and manufacturing process have gone through the official ISO testing and certification for safe solar viewing: Rainbow Symphony, American Paper Optics, Thousand Oaks Optical, and TSE 17 (more info at https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/safety )

I got my eclipse glasses, and my camera solar filter, from Thousand Oaks. Good company, been in the business a long time, has had previous large-scale contracts for their solar filters with NASA, Discovery Channel, Nat Geo, etc.

There are probably other manufacturers that build perfectly safe solar filters but haven't put in the time to get officially ISO certified. I'd expect that most eclipse glasses on Amazon are probably just fine. But if you're worried at all about it, go with one of the previously mentioned 4.

As an aside, is that $9.99 for a single pair? You can get packs of 5 or 10 for about that much from other manufacturers. American paper optics has a 10 pack here for $14. Thousand Oaks has a 5 pack here for $12.

I'm taking my kids to the eclipse and I want it to be an opportunity for some methodical observation and a chance for them to make something that I (or they) can keep forever and always remember.

The concept is to project an image of the sun onto a flat surface, and then as the moon covers it, to trace out the increasingly crescent-shaped outline of the sun.

I got the little mirror from Amazon.

Here is a PDF of my worksheet.

You can see what time the eclipse will begin by typing your location in to this website.

Since you seem knowledgeable, can you comment on the safety of using a quality steel can like this in the trunk of a car? I'll be in a very remote area and I'm very concerned about running out of gas.

These frames here:
Hobart 770096 Welding Oxy-Acetylene Goggle - 50mm Eye Cup https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0017Z04SK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_Qd0KzbSES0KHF

With these lenses here: 50mm Circular Welding Lens, Green IR Shade 14 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006Y9USNK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_Se0KzbDT7NZKE

Should get you 14 shade goggles for the eclipse but you better hurry!

I have a set of close up filters for macro photography and I'm wondering if I put it a few in front of a piece of paper in the direct path of the sun if it'll show the eclipse. Or do I still need an aperture?

These are the filters:
I have the +1,+2 and +4
https://www.amazon.ca/Vivitar-Close-Up-Macro-Filter-Pouch/dp/B004DRCEDW/ref=sr_1_6?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1503176242&sr=1-6&keywords=58mm+macro+filter

Thanks!

Looks like the Celestron 2x Power Viewers will be back in stock on the 17th on Prime. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MTFQJAT/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&th=1

Might be worth a try if you can't find any glasses, as long as they can arrive in time.

Awesome pic. I love sunspots - too bad there haven't been to many lately. As a ham radio operator, it hurts (limits long-distance radio contacts).

I bought a Canon SX530HS a few months ago on sale, currently $250 at Amazon. Here's a moon pic I took when I got it. ISO 100, F/6.5, 1/80 sec. It was racked out at 215mm or '50x' optical. I actually had to keep tweaking the tripod to keep the moon in frame since it was moving so quickly. I haven't tried with my SLR, but given the size of the sensors in these new cameras and the size of the lenses, I seriously doubt my 200mm lens would get anywhere near this level of magnification.

Now to see if I can find a filter or piece of viewing film that will fit over the lens!

Celestron EclipSmart 2017 North American Total Solar Eclipse Binocular, Black, 10x25 (71237) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MAX8ZB7/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Make sure you understand this binocular is for solar viewing only. The solar filters are built directly into the objective lenses. I bought these on Prime Day and they do the job.

I got a sheet of filter on amazon from Thousand Oaks.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DS7SSEW/

Would you use these glasses? I bought them here.

I have a question in to the manufacturer. Do these look damaged to you? I don't see any light through them at night, even staring into a lamp, and only the sun during the day, but the wrinkles on the left side look weird.