Tuesday 13th November 2012
Followed the usual routine this morning. Got up early and
confirmed the suns position for eclipse zero hour tomorrow. All looking good.
Did my normal run into Port Douglas before coming back and parking the car in
the spot from where I plan to watch the eclipse.
Headed back up to the room and then completed my setup
for the Eclipse Orchestrator application. Did a number of simulated runs which
is a great feature of the applications. Allows you to make sure that the gear
is ready.
Dropped over late in the afternoon to Four Mile Beach.
This was so that I could manually set the 100-400mm lens to infinity. Used a
large passenger ship that was off the coast before using electrical tape to
ensure that the focus wouldn't change. Chatted with a few people on the beach
about their plans. Do you drive looking for clearer skies or do you sit tight?
I have chosen to sit tight and take what comes.
Took down all the tripods and mount attachments and stuck
them in the back of the car before returning back to the hotel room to put away
a couple of vodkas in readiness of the big event early tomorrow morning.
Clear skies!
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