[Leica] IMG: Eclipse dry run

[boulanger.croissant at gmail.com (Peter Klein)]

Today I made a solar disc "projector" out of a pair of cheap binoculars, 
a couple of pieces of cardboard, a tripod and a music stand.  All stuff 
I had lying around the house.  This should cover the partial phase of 
the eclipse next week.  I am not going to make any serious effort to 
photograph totality.  I know myself.  If I start messing with the 
camera, I'll miss a good portion of the totality trying to photograph 
it.  I'd rather experience the wonder and look at the photos of 
better-equipped folks afterwards.

Here's my setup.

Side view:
<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/album170/P8140232.jpg.html>
Sun-side view.  You can just see a piece of the solar disc at far right:
<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/album170/P8140233.jpg.html>
A better view of the projection. The solar disc is partially "eclipsed" 
by my neighbor's Douglas Fir tree.
<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/album170/P8140234.jpg.html>

--Peter