Object transit during partial solar eclipse
This is a video I recorded of the 14 October 2023 annular solar eclipse from the NWS Birmingham office during their annual open house. It starts out with the real time solar transit of the object. This is followed by real time tracking of the object. The last segment tracks the object at 5% speed.
Equipment information
Celestron 11" EdgeHD Schmidt-Cassegrain with the 0.7 focal reducer (~1953mm focal length at f/7)
Astrozap Baader solar filter
Canon R6 Mark II recording 4k at 59.94 fps, ISO 100, shutter 1/640
I'm not entirely sure what this is. Satellites, aircraft, or even high flying birds would be in focus. This appears to be out of focus which would place it closer to the telescope. There appears to be a V-shape in the penumbra portion of the shadow which rotates counterclockwise from roughly four o'clock to the 11 o'clock position at which point the object becomes elongated.
My speculation is this is something small being blown by the wind, perhaps a bug with the V-shape being the back legs. In the real time tracking the penumbra shadow starts flickering like flapping wings. It does not move parallel across the SCT corrector plate but rather at an angle, getting further away as it moves down the screen.
Видео Object transit during partial solar eclipse канала The Harris County Skywatcher
Equipment information
Celestron 11" EdgeHD Schmidt-Cassegrain with the 0.7 focal reducer (~1953mm focal length at f/7)
Astrozap Baader solar filter
Canon R6 Mark II recording 4k at 59.94 fps, ISO 100, shutter 1/640
I'm not entirely sure what this is. Satellites, aircraft, or even high flying birds would be in focus. This appears to be out of focus which would place it closer to the telescope. There appears to be a V-shape in the penumbra portion of the shadow which rotates counterclockwise from roughly four o'clock to the 11 o'clock position at which point the object becomes elongated.
My speculation is this is something small being blown by the wind, perhaps a bug with the V-shape being the back legs. In the real time tracking the penumbra shadow starts flickering like flapping wings. It does not move parallel across the SCT corrector plate but rather at an angle, getting further away as it moves down the screen.
Видео Object transit during partial solar eclipse канала The Harris County Skywatcher
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