Taken by LeRoy Zimmerman on April 14, 2014 @ Cleary Summit, north of Fairbanks, AK Here are a few panos of the eclipse, just a representation of what happened for me that night. I started filming at 11:11, and ended my shoot at 1:41. I took a shot every 10 seconds, near 900 shots, in an attempt to get enough shots for a time lapse. Each shot was taken at ISO 1600, f2.8, 2 seconds. Shooting for 2 1/2 hours, 360 shots per hour. Here in Alaska it was not even late twilight when the eclipse started, the sky was just way too bright for me to start my shooting. But I did start as soon as I could, when the moon seemed to be balanced in brightness to the sky itself, pretty much guessing which settings I could use the entire evening. Once I got the moon to 'look good', then I knew that I could use that setting for the rest of the evening, as it was the moon I was after, and I could let the sky do whatever it had to do. These shots are pretty close to what I saw that night with my eyes, and by the time I prepare them for a time-lapse, I may fine tune them a bit more. But for now, this will have to represent my view of that night. And in the last shot, there is a hint of green aurora on the left edge of the frame. The little aurora there was that night stayed to the north, and was very, very weak. It was the eclipse I was after, These shots will lead to a panoramic time lapse. It should look great!!! Here are 6 shots to represent the evening. Each shot it 30 minutes apart. First shot was during twilight, not even dark yet, and the eclipse was already underway. Moon moving across the sky to the right in each pano. You can also see Mars to the upper right of the moon in each shot.
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