Question about photographing the August 21 solar eclipse

[liberaltrucker]

I have a Nikon D3200 with 19-55 mm and 70-300 mm
Nikkor lenses. What type of filter or any other accessories
do I need to safely photograph the Sun before, during and
after totality? We plan to travel from PA to southern KY.

Thanks in advance!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. My dear liberaltrucker!

Welcome to the club!

Me, my husband, our daughter and her boyfriend and his parents are ALL traveling to Oregon to witness this spectacle! The kids have rented a house for the six of us.

It will be quite a show!

You will definitely need a solar filter that fits whichever of your lenses you plan to use during the non-totality parts of the eclipse.

It's not safe to view the sun unfiltered until you get to totality.

The totality part doesn't last very long--a couple of minutes or so. I would strongly suggest that you decide which of your lenses you want to use and stick with that one. You don't want to be changing lenses during the precious minutes of totality.

If you have a camera shop nearby with people you trust working there, talk to them. They can recommend courses of action based on your abilities and readiness.

I'm so glad you're getting to see this!

Here's a link for an eclipse site that I've subscribed to: https://www.greatamericaneclipse.com/

They have all kinds of stuff. I bought the little book, and it's full of info and pictures/diagrams. Enjoy!

[liberaltrucker]

2. Thanks, Peggy!

I'm still in the process of figuring out this awesome camera!
Got 7 months to hone what skills I may have. Thank (Deity)
for 64GB memory cards!

[CanonRay]

3. I live out here now and that day is my 66th birthday

I'm so excited

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. What a fabulous event to help you celebrate your birthday! WOW!

I hope you have a nice sunny spot all picked out for observing!

[csziggy]

4. I saved this link for tips on photographing the eclipse

http://www.mreclipse.com/SEphoto/SEphoto.html

My husband and I are planning to see the eclipse in the Smoky Mountains. I'm at a seminar in Asheville through August 20 so I booked the room for a couple of extra days (just in case other places get booked up). We're actually planning to drive down to Brasstown and watch the eclipse from the grounds of the JohnC. Campbell Folk School. It will be right at fifty years since I've visited the school and I thought it would be cool to go back.

I already bought our solar eclipse glasses from http://www.eclipse2017.org/glasses_order.htm - they came quickly and look great.

That site, http://www.eclipse2017.org/eclipse2017_main.htm, is a great resource for locating places to see the eclipse at totality and to find exact times for each location.

[liberaltrucker]

7. Thanks!!

[ManiacJoe]

6. Looks like I might have to settle for 92 percent partial here in Seattle

Short of making the 4+ hour drive to the Salem, OR, area in early morning, is seems just about all the hotel rooms are booked.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. My kids rented a house for the 6 of us. You might try to do that.

All the campgrounds in Oregon are already booked. ALL. I think this will be the most viewed eclipse in our history!