August 2026 Solar Eclipse

The deep solar eclipse, visible from England and much of western Europe.
Images captured using a Hahnel intervalometer set to capture one frame every ten seconds. Frames manually selected for aesthetic purposes to compile the collage. Use of a Brewster angle Herschel wedge kept exposures extremely short, even at f/9.5 and ISO-64, thus freezing atmospheric seeing, so no frames were rejected.

The time given is for maximum eclipse.

Nikon Z8
Vixen A105M (1000mm focal length)
Lacerta Brewster angle Herschel prism
UV/IR filter
Skytee II alt-azimuth mount
Skywatcher 1.75" tripod
Hahnel intervalometer & remote control

PIPP: crop and centre images, balance exposures
GIMP: Remove prism inversion, resample and compile composite, sharpen main image