Photographing and Viewing the 2017 Solar Eclipse *ENCORE PRESENTATION*
B&H Photography Podcast
Jill Waterman
4.6 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 17 August 2017
⏱️ 75 minutes
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Summary
On August 21, 2017 there will be a total solar eclipse passing across the United States from the northwest to the southeast. While the path of totality will be in the center of the country, at least 60% obscuration will be seen throughout the U.S. and into Canada and Mexico. This is a historic event and millions of people will be viewing and photographing it. On today’s episode, we will discuss the what, when, and where of the eclipse and concentrate on the best and safest ways to view and photograph it.
Joining us for this discussion are Senior Staff Writer Christopher Witt, our in-house telescope and optics expert, and photographer and B&H Photography Podcast veteran Todd Vorenkamp, who will explore the best ways for novices as well as experts to view and photograph the eclipse. After a break, we welcome noted astronomer and night sky photographer Dr. Tyler Nordgren who will offer his thoughts on the eclipse and explain why it might be best to not photograph this eclipse. Finally, we will be joined by Dr. Laura Peticolas from the Space Sciences Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley. Laura will discuss her plans for the eclipse, specifically discussing the Eclipse Megamovie project, a crowd-sourcing effort to collect and share images across the path of totality. Join us for a multi-faceted conversation about this once-in-a-lifetime event.
Guests: Dr. Tyler Nordgren, Dr. Laura Peticolas, Christopher Witt, Todd Vorenkamp
Photograph: Tyler Nordgren
Dr. Tyler Nordgren- 38:50
Dr. Laura Peticolas (Eclipse Megamovie)-56:10
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to the B&H Photography Podcast. |
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| 0:15.4 | your iPhone or Android device. |
| 0:17.6 | Now here's your host, Alan White. |
| 0:19.6 | Greetings and welcome to the B&H Photography Podcast on August 21st, 2017, we're going |
| 0:27.1 | to be talking about the best places to see the eclipse as it sashes across the United States. |
| 0:32.1 | The safest ways to watch the eclipse, the best camera gear to photograph the eclipse, |
| 0:37.1 | along with a few tips on how to get the best results from your gear. |
| 0:41.1 | In the second part, we'll be talking about the best places to see the eclipse, as it sashes |
| 0:47.1 | across the United States. |
| 0:49.1 | The safest ways to watch the eclipse, the best camera gear to photograph the eclipse, |
| 0:53.1 | along with a few tips on how to get the best results from your gear. |
| 0:56.1 | In the second half of our show, we'll be joined by Professor of Physics and Astronomy, |
| 1:01.1 | Tyler Nordgren, and Dr. Laura Petacolis, a senior fellow at the Space Science Laboratory |
| 1:07.1 | at the University of California Berkeley, and Director of Multiverse, the Space Science |
| 1:12.1 | Laboratory's Education Group. |
| 1:14.1 | Tyler and Laura will offer their expert opinions on viewing the eclipse, and Laura will discuss |
| 1:19.1 | the Mega Movie Project, which is being produced in affiliation with Google, and will capture |
| 1:23.6 | the eclipse from coast to coast. |
| 1:26.1 | Before we flip the Switch a Short Plug for our show, which can be found on iTunes, Google |
| 1:30.6 | Play, Stitcher, and Android. |
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