Scope Diagram Astrocamera.Net - Astrophotography by Dave Kodama

2008 Total Solar Eclipse from the Gobi Desert (Northern China)


Also visible along with the eclipsed Sun are Venus and Mercury, which are to the upper left of the sun.

A photo of the sophisticated mounting system used for the Olympus XA pocket camera is shown below:

   
Date/Time:    1 Aug. 2008
Location: Gobi Desert near Jinta, China
Scope/lens: 35mm FL lens @ f/2.8
Mount: (see photo at left)
Guider: ---
Camera: Olympus XA 35mm film pocket camera
Film: Fuji Velvia 100
Exposure: ~1/2 sec. auto-exposure