Comments by "" (@merrillthompson8248) on "CRAZY FAST; You'll Miss Them! Solar Eclipse Baily's Beads - Solar Eclipse Timer" video.

  1. Wow, another great video. Thanks again for sharing this information. As you said: practice, practice, practice. That’s the key. I was wondering if a movie made using a video camera could produce the same quality as the still images. You mentioned in an earlier video that you used a video camera along with your DSLR camera, but forgot to zoom in. Do you have a video from an earlier eclipse that worked out well that you could share sometime? I’m asking because I’m thinking about the 2024 eclipse. I hope to be in good enough health to make it, but not sure I can afford the expense of the proper camera lens and clock drive equatorial mount. Using a video camera with a good optical zoom zoom and the drift method might be all I can do. What do you think? Thanks for all you do!
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  2. Solar Eclipse Timer Thanks for the links. I watched several YouTube videos on them. I didn’t realize something like this existed. Looks like a great idea. I’ll start saving up get these. I have a JVC HD camcorder. That would have worked good the Sky Watcher for the last eclipse. I sure like your Baily’s beads photos. Have you thought about where we will go to view the 2024 eclipse, Texas or Arkansas??
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